Dept 30 Rank #16 / 96
Gard
Occitanie · Nearest city: Nîmes TGV
🚄 TGV
Pont du Gard, Cévennes garrigue, Camargue, Gorges du Gardon
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Gard shines with the brightest sunshine, dry weather and attractive scenery, but punishing heatwaves and high flood-and-fire exposure are clear drawbacks. Le Gard brille par un ensoleillement parmi les plus éclatants, un temps sec et de beaux paysages, mais des canicules éprouvantes et une forte exposition aux inondations et aux incendies sont des handicaps évidents.
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Climate
Sunshine
2,658h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p94 of 96
Sunny days
236/yr
days >50% sunlit
p94 of 96
Rain days
67/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p8 of 96
Annual rainfall
656mm/yr
total volume
p35 of 96
Heavy rain
9/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p85 of 96
Torrential
1.4/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
#3 most torrential of 96
Hot days >30°
67/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
p99 of 96
Winter mildness
7/10
3.2 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
p71 of 96
Wind
3.2m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.09 m/s per year.
p65 of 96
Muggy days
10/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
p84 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
7
J
9
F
13
M
16
A
20
M
27
J
30
J
30
A
25
S
17
O
11
N
8
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+10 days · +11 so far
Tropical nights ~+30 nights · +8 so far
Frost days ~-15 days · -10 so far
Dry-soil days ~+26 days
Landscape
Landscape score
7/10
p82 of 96
Max elevation
1,565m
p71 of 96
Forest cover
51.2%
p83 of 96
Characteristics
☀ Sunny
Pont du Gard, Cévennes garrigue, Camargue, Gorges du Gardon
Identity
Gard is the birthplace of Alphonse Daudet (écrivain).
Notable figures born here
Alphonse Daudet — écrivainClément IV — juristeFrançois Guizot — historienGaston DoumergueLaurent Blanc — footballeurLucile Randon — infirmièreJean-Baptiste Dumas — chimisteGaston Darboux — mathématicienAntoine de Rivarol — écrivainJean Nicot — médecin
Terroir & appellations
Gard lies within protected appellation areas, including Côtes du Rhône, Roquefort, Clairette de Bellegarde.
Côtes du RhôneRoquefortClairette de BellegardeTavelLiracSable de CamarguePic Saint-LoupLanguedoc SommièresCostières de NîmesOignon doux des CévennesDuché d'UzèsChâtaigne d'Ardèche
Distinctions
- Gaston Doumergue
- Pierre Laporte dit Rolland
- Guillaume Sabatier
- Jardin du Mas de l'Abri
- Jardin de Mazet
- Jardin du Tomple
- Bambouseraie de Prafrance
- +4 more
Station classée de tourisme (23)
Risks
Safety score
7/10
Flood risk
Very high
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p93 of 96
Fire risk
Very high
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
#4 most exposed of 96
Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p54 of 96
Major risks present
⚛ Nuclear nearby Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Radon Very high 100% p93 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 100% p92 of 96
Ground movement Very high 99.7% p79 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 99.7% p84 of 96
Wildfire Very high 98.9% p87 of 96
Earthquake Very high 98% p54 of 96
Flooding Very high 84.3% p76 of 96
Dam failure Low 26.8% p84 of 96
+3 more
Industrial hazard Very low 16.5% p90 of 96
Nuclear Very low 8.5% p87 of 96
Coastal Very low 0.6% p77 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
2.8 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
2
A9 · A54
Work locally
36.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Nîmes TGV
✈ Airport
Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL) · ~50 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
2.8h direct
🛣 Highways
A9, A54
Services
Healthcare
6/10
APL 3.5
p51 of 96
Schools
5/10
Brevet 85%
p29 of 96
Fiber coverage
96%
p43 of 96
Intl schools
1school
International programmes available
p31 of 96
People
Population
774,044
p71 of 96
Density
132/km²
Mixed
+64% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.5%/yr
+0.3 pts vs median · p72
Median income
$24,300
standard of living · $/yr
p11 of 96
Poverty rate
20.0%
below 60% of median living standard
#5 highest of 96
Unemployment
14.4%
active population out of work
p93 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 23 residents
p69 of 96 · 34,369 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
14.4%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p54 of 96
Remote work
4.6%
télétravail · works without commuting
p55 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
14.4%
At-home trades
Farmers
1.6%
Artisans & shopkeepers
9.8%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
27.4%
Clerical & service staff
28.3%
Manual workers
18.5%
Real estate
Median
$2,610/m²
$1,090 $4,820
House $2,780 Apt $2,390
-0.6%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
50.95%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p84 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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