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A town of 1,371 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Adissan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.8% unemployment. At the median price of €2,783/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Adissan 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Adissan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame des Vertus, in Paulhan, 1.7 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Adissan.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.5 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Emmanuel Maffre-BaugeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 139 | 84%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €23,230 a year per consumption unit, below Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.8% of commuters travelled at the census. Also worth knowing: of those in the labour force, 11.8% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
43 sales of houses and apartments in Adissan, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,783/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 43 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,783/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Adissan records 99 deaths per 100 expected. 109 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 110: 1% below. Average lifespans in Hérault: 86.3 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Adissan have a median age of 41.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Adissan | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Adissan. Best known first.
Nothing in Adissan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Adissan.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Adissan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 12.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,783/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Adissan grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Adissan is a commune of 1,371 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée. 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
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.