Sigean grades D overall: better than 8% of compared French towns, and #13 of 22 in Aude. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,071/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.2 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 (A−): 87% 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 Sigean 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 Sigean.
Schools
Schools around Sigean do less well than those of 92% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Sigean is 81.0%, near Aude’s towns (82.3%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 10.5 mi away. School results put the town #10 of 15 in Aude.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Sigean’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 628 residents of Sigean died, against 613 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Sigean records 103 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Aude’s towns (98) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Sigean is Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu, 10.6 mi away. There are 8 general practitioners here.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Sigean · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
10.6 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
Getting about on foot is easier in Sigean than in 81% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €23,520 a year per consumption unit, near Aude’s towns (€23,350) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 14.3% of the labour force are out of work. 1,600 jobs are based in Sigean, for 2,000 working residents (0.8 per worker).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,600
jobs based in Sigean, 0.8 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,520
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 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 30% of residents are 65 or over
15% are under 15, close to Aude’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. The middle age in Sigean is 51.4.
51.4median age
SigeanAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
HousingCost of living C+
Sigean gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
280 sales of houses and apartments in Sigean, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,071/m². Houses made up 90% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €11.30/m² a month.
€2,071/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sigean€2,071/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,092/m²
251
€11.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.09 to €13.43/m² a month)
6.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.30/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
History
Sigean has 1 historic monument, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sigean is Vestiges de l'oppidum de Pech de Maho. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. 13% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Sigean ranks above 56% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The graded crime recorded most in Sigean was criminal damage (2025). The police record for Sigean lists 135 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6.7 cases of violence against people and 15.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
6.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage54
Other physical violence18
Theft from vehicles15
Family violence14
Sexual violence13
Burglary11
Vehicle theft10
Fraud47
Theft without violence26
Drug use21
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.
6.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
135
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sigean
Is Sigean safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #9 of 22 in Aude. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 54 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sigean good?
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns and #10 of 15 in Aude. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sigean expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,071/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.05/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sigean grades C+ for cost of living.
About Sigean
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Sigean is a commune of 5,657 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.
