Vergèze grades C+ overall: better than 42% of compared French towns, and #18 of 60 in Gard. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 8.7 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,966/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Rhony, Vistre, Vidourle. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% 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 Vergèze 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
On foot, Vergèze works better than 85% of compared French towns
At the census, 12.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Gard’s towns (8.1%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). Vergèze has 3,150 jobs for 2,450 working residents, 1.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €26,610 a year per consumption unit.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport7%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,150
jobs based in Vergèze, 1.3 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Renting in Vergèze costs more than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.14/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Vergèze, that is above both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,966/m², comes from 185 sales of houses and apartments in Vergèze from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Vergèze sell for €3,040/m² and apartments for €2,671/m².
€2,966/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vergèze€2,966/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,040/m²
150
Apartments
€2,671/m²
35
€14.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.71 to €17.07/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Rhony, Vistre, Vidourle
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Vergèze’s ages would predict, 79 per 100 expected, under Gard’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Vergèze sits below both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 512 residents of Vergèze died, against 546 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Vergèze · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Montpellier Smur Antenne Ch Lunel
7.4 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
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 1996
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vergèze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1996.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1949
first monument protected
1996
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Vergèze has less crime per resident than 59% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 122 offenses in the graded categories in Vergèze in 2025. For vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.4% of the index here.
3.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage37
Theft from vehicles33
Burglary21
Other physical violence13
Family violence9
Sexual violence9
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence44
Fraud33
Drug use16
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.
3.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
122
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vergèze
Is Vergèze safe?
It grades B for safety, #32 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vergèze good?
They grade D−, better than 5% of compared French towns and #45 of 53 in Gard. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vergèze expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,966/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vergèze grades C− for cost of living.
About Vergèze
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Vergèze is a commune of 5,788 people in the Communauté de communes Rhony, Vistre, Vidourle. 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.
