Agde grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town, and #81 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 15.4 recorded violent incidents and 34 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 €3,707/m², a 70 m² home costs 11.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% 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 Agde 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 Agde.
Safety
Agde records more crime per resident than 98% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,404 offenses in the graded categories in Agde in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Agde, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here.
15.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage518
Burglary244
Other physical violence197
Family violence169
Theft from vehicles138
Sexual violence71
Vehicle theft67
Theft without violence580
Drug use341
Fraud327
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.
15.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
34
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,404
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
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
HousingCost of living D
Agde gets a D for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,707/m², above both Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Agde sell for €4,046/m² and apartments for €3,654/m².
€3,707/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Agde€3,707/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,046/m²
1,087
Apartments
€3,654/m²
4,384
€13.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.88 to €17.42/m² a month)
11.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Agde: 36% are 65 or over, above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
For Agde, that is above both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). 12% of residents are children under 15.
56.2median age
AgdeHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Agde are out of work than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 23.7%
Agde sits above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Agde has 10,150 jobs for 8,650 working residents, 1.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,180 a year per consumption unit.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot9%
Public transport4%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
10,150
jobs based in Agde, 1.2 per working resident
23.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Agde’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Agde’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 4,134 residents of Agde died, against 3,898 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
26
GPs in Agde · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Saint Loup Hopitaux Bassin Thau Agde
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Beziers
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
17 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2004
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 17 historic monuments in Agde: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 13 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2004.
Madame Saqui: Huster, Public domain · Gilles d'Ettore: Anthony Levrot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean Félix: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Claude Terrisse: Spedona, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simone Jouglas: Luca Giovanni Bertini, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hilaire Benoît Reynaud: Charles Matet, Public domain
Agde’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Agde
Is Agde safe?
It grades D− for safety, #81 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 244 burglaries and 518 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Agde good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #59 of 80 in Hérault. The lycée stands out: 97% of 318 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Auguste Loubatières in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Agde expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.12/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Agde grades D for cost of living.
About Agde
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Agde is a commune of 29,939 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
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.
