Argelliers has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 45% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 45% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Argelliers 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 Argelliers.
HealthHealth A+
Allowing for age and care homes, Argelliers sees fewer deaths than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 55 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Hérault is 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 86 deaths in Argelliers from 2016 to 2025; there were 47, 45% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Argelliers is Chu Mtp Plate Forme Telephonique Samu Vailhauques, 4.9 mi away.
−45%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw55
Adjusted55
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Argelliers · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Mtp Plate Forme Telephonique Samu Vailhauques
10 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
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Argelliers is better off than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,300 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 4.2% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 8.7%, lower than both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Argelliers number 100, against 450 residents in work (0.3 per worker).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Argelliers, 0.3 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Argelliers: 2 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Argelliers is Vestiges de l'ancienne chapelle. Protection here reaches back to the 7th century. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Argelliers hold a degree than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 49%
20% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.3% of residents. The median resident of Argelliers is 46.3 years old.
46.3median age
ArgelliersHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education49%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Argelliers
Is Argelliers safe?
Argelliers has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Argelliers
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Argelliers is a commune of 1,002 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.
