Health is its strong suit: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add cost of living to its strengths — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car: 4% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Gahard has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Gahard 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gahard.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Gahard works less well than 97% of compared French towns
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.4% of commuters at the census. 3.9% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 150 jobs are based in Gahard, for 750 working residents (0.2 per worker).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Gahard, 0.2 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 3% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 24% of people in Gahard are under 15, more than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 40% of adults, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of residents.
38.8median age
GahardIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Gahard, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns: 73 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Gahard is Hopital Prive Sevigne, 11.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 82 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 60, 27% fewer. At birth, a girl in Ille-et-Vilaine can expect 86 years and a boy 80.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw73
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Gahard · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Sevigne
12.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chp Saint Gregoire
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Gahard keeps more of its old housing than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gahard, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gahard
Is Gahard safe?
Gahard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Gahard expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,151/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gahard grades B+ for cost of living.
About Gahard
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Gahard is a commune of 1,523 people in the Communauté de communes Val d'Ille-Aubigné. 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.
