Aniane grades D overall: better than 9% of compared French towns, and #68 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,406/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% 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 Aniane 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 Aniane.
History
Aniane keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 3 of the 5, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Aniane is Pont sur l'Hérault, dit Pont du Diable (également sur commune de Saint-Jean-de-Fos). The town has 17 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Hérault’s towns (3) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. It has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Schools around Aniane do less well than those of 93% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Aniane is 83.0%, lower than both Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #76 of 80 in Hérault. The nearest general lycée is 3.4 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Aniane is easier to get around on foot than 80% of compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,350 a year per consumption unit. Aniane has 700 jobs for 1,300 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 6.5% of working residents in Aniane didn’t travel to work at all.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
700
jobs based in Aniane, 0.5 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Aniane has a higher adjusted death rate than 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Aniane is Chu Mtp Plate Forme Telephonique Samu Vailhauques, 8.1 mi away. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Aniane come to 96 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 352 residents of Aniane died, against 317 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. In Hérault, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Aniane · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Mtp Plate Forme Telephonique Samu Vailhauques
13.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu Montpellier Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in Aniane sell for €2,406/m² at the median, against €3,252/m² in Hérault’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €12.03/m² a month, lower than Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €10.83/m² a month. Houses accounted for 85% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,406/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Aniane€2,406/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,604/m²
82
€12.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.54 to €15.16/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Aniane sees more crime than 56% of compared French towns
Graded property crimes ran at 16.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.1 (2023–2025 average). All told, Aniane had 85 recorded offenses in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Aniane (2025).
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage44
Other physical violence12
Family violence10
Theft from vehicles7
Burglary6
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Fraud26
Theft without violence24
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
85
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.6%
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 sexual violence number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
More people in Aniane hold a degree than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 38%
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%. Half of Aniane is older than 46.4, half younger. 17% are under 15, in line with Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).
46.4median age
AnianeHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Pont sur l'Hérault, dit Pont du Diable (également sur commune de Saint-Jean-de-Fos): Photo: Baldiri · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église paroissiale Saint-Sauveur, ancienne abbatiale: Photo: Vpe · Public domain · Chapelle des Pénitents, ancienne église paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de ville: Photo: Vpe · Public domain
Famous people from Aniane
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Aniane as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Aniane
Is Aniane safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #43 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 44 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Aniane good?
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns and #76 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Aniane expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Aniane grades C for cost of living.
About Aniane
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Aniane is a commune of 2,979 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault. 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.
