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A town of 1,865 in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Vézénobres a good place to live?

Vézénobres has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Vézénobres stand out

The one thing Vézénobres does most differently from other towns.

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How Vézénobres grades

Each subject compares Vézénobres 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.

How grading works

Cost of livingC−Open →HealthC−Open →Jobs & income11.5% unemploymentC+Open →Walkability57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Maison Foucart
Maison Foucart · Inscrit · Photo: Finoskov · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vézénobres’ story

Vézénobres in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vézénobres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2006.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1947First protected: Château de Calvières
  • 1964Most recently protected: Ancienne porte fortifiée
  • 2006The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vézénobres.

HousingCost of living C−

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vézénobres than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.02/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

44 sales of houses and apartments in Vézénobres, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,354/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 44 homes were sold here. Among the homes sold, 93% were houses.

€2,354/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Vézénobres€2,354/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,463/m²41
€11.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €13.65/m² a month)
7.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,570
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth C−

Vézénobres’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 75% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

After the care-home adjustment, Vézénobres’ deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88) alike. France’s death rates at each age would predict 169 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 165, 2% fewer. In Gard, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.7 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 6 general practitioners here.

−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Vézénobres · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Nouvelle clinique Bonnefon Ales
7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ales Cevennes
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.

History

Vézénobres keeps more of its old housing than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Since 2006, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vézénobres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
13th c.
oldest protected part
1947
first monument protected
2006
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
22%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Vézénobres than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%

Vézénobres holds 700 jobs; 800 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. At the census, 7.5% of working residents in Vézénobres didn’t travel to work at all. Of those in the labour force, 11.5% are unemployed.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
700
jobs based in Vézénobres, 0.9 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Vézénobres than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 36% of adults

Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Half the people of Vézénobres are older than 46.6.

46.6median age
VézénobresGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vézénobres
VézénobresGard medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–249.1%9.5%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+23%24%22%
No diploma13%20%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education36%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes

Safety

Vézénobres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Violence against people ran at 4.2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 17.6 (2023–2025 average). Vézénobres’s tally for 2025: 30 recorded offenses. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Vézénobres (2025).

4.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage18
Burglary7
Family violence5
Fraud12
Theft without violence6

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.

4.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
30
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
26.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (26.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Nearby attractions

Porte de Sabran and 2 more in and around Vézénobres

Heritage in and near Vézénobres. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Vézénobres

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vézénobres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Ancienne porte fortifiée: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Vézénobres

3 notable people were born in Vézénobres.

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Vézénobres’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gard →
Saint-Hilaire-de-BrethmasSaint-Christol-lez-AlèsBagardBoisset-et-GaujacAlèsSaint-Privat-des-VieuxSaint-Hilaire-de-BrethmasSaint-Christol-lez-AlèsBagardBoisset-et-GaujacAlèsSaint-Privat-des-VieuxVézénobres
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vézénobres1,865——C−—C−
Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas4,6703.2C+CA−C+
Saint-Christol-lez-Alès7,3103.3C−CBB−
Bagard2,6054.3—B−—B−
Boisset-et-Gaujac2,7075.6—C−—C+
Alès46,1255.9CB−C−B−
Saint-Privat-des-Vieux5,7036.6B+C−AA−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Vézénobres

Is Vézénobres safe?

Vézénobres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.

Is Vézénobres expensive to live in?

Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,354/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vézénobres grades C− for cost of living.

About Vézénobres

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Vézénobres is a commune of 1,865 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. 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

Population
1,865 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.6 sq mi (17.1 km²)
INSEE code
30348

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.