Vauvert grades D overall: better than 13% of compared French towns, and #50 of 60 in Gard. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 15.3% unemployment. At the median price of €2,508/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Petite Camargue. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 75% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vauvert with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Vauvert’s story
Vauvert in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vauvert, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1996.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vauvert.
HousingCost of living C−
Vauvert gets a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,508/m², comes from 363 sales of houses and apartments in Vauvert from July 2023 to June 2026. In Vauvert, houses go for €2,599/m² and apartments for €2,398/m².
€2,508/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vauvert€2,508/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,599/m²
273
Apartments
€2,398/m²
90
€12.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.20 to €15.61/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Petite Camargue
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Vauvert’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 72% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,204 residents of Vauvert died, against 1,166 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. Its care home for older people (86 places) counts its residents as Vauvert’s; allowing for it, deaths were 4% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Vauvert · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Montpellier Smur Antenne Ch Lunel
9.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupe Hopitalier Caremeau Chu Nimes Territoire Nimes
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Vauvert, 15.3%, runs above Gard’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Vauvert above both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €22,720 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,750
jobs based in Vauvert, 0.9 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Vauvert has more crime per resident than 66% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 303 offenses in the graded categories in Vauvert in 2025.
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage106
Family violence48
Other physical violence45
Burglary38
Vehicle theft35
Theft from vehicles16
Sexual violence15
Armed robbery0
Fraud90
Theft without violence72
Drug use58
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
303
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1996
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vauvert, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1996. 14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
19th c.
oldest protected part
2000
first monument protected
1996
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
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People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vauvert
Is Vauvert safe?
It grades C for safety, #44 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 38 burglaries and 106 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vauvert good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #22 of 53 in Gard. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vauvert expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.62/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Vauvert grades C− for cost of living.
About Vauvert
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Vauvert is a commune of 11,671 people in the Communauté de communes de Petite Camargue. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
