Gruissan grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 13.4 recorded violent incidents and 38.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €4,191/m², a 70 m² home costs 12.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% 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 Gruissan 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 Gruissan.
Safety
Gruissan records more crime per resident than 99% of compared French towns
Gruissan’s tally for 2025: 314 recorded offenses. The graded crime recorded most locally was theft from vehicles (2025).
13.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles113
Criminal damage76
Vehicle theft48
Family violence23
Other physical violence19
Burglary18
Sexual violence17
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence120
Fraud44
Drug use17
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.
13.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
38.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
314
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Gruissan, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Aude’s towns and compared French towns: 116 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Gruissan is Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu, 6.9 mi away. 758 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 608: 25% above. At birth, a girl in Aude can expect 84.4 years and a boy 78.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: there are 6 general practitioners here.
+16%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted116
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Gruissan · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
6.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
84.4 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aude, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The estimated advertised rent in Gruissan is €13.04/m² a month, against €10.99/m² in Aude’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Gruissan sell for €4,979/m² and apartments for €3,642/m². No town in Aude costs more to buy into than Gruissan, at €4,191/m², the highest of 23. The median price, €4,191/m², comes from 1,091 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026.
€4,191/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gruissan€4,191/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,979/m²
451
Apartments
€3,642/m²
640
€13.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.47 to €16.23/m² a month)
12.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,340
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Gruissan skews older, with 38% of residents 65 or over, more than Aude’s towns or compared French towns
6.9% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 9.8% of the town. Half the people of Gruissan are older than 58.6.
58.6median age
GruissanAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Gruissan, 18.4%, runs above Aude’s towns and compared French towns
16.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 1,600 residents in work, Gruissan has 1,600 jobs: 1 each. The median disposable income is €23,820 a year per consumption unit.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot10%
Bicycle4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,600
jobs based in Gruissan, 1 per working resident
18.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,820
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 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Gruissan: 2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Gruissan is Grotte d'habitation et abri sous roche de la Crouzade. This Aude town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.8% of the total.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gruissan
Is Gruissan safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 76 acts of criminal damage.
Is Gruissan expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,191/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Gruissan grades D for cost of living.
About Gruissan
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Gruissan is a commune of 5,032 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. 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.
