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A town of 1,672 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Aspiran has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,235/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 du Clermontais.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Aspiran 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 1 historic monument in Aspiran, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aspiran.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Aspiran, 84.0% passed the brevet, below both Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.2 mi away. The nearest collège is 1.9 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
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Hérault can expect 86.3 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 326 residents of Aspiran died, against 225 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 45% more. For a family doctor, residents of Aspiran can choose among 2 GPs.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,235/m², comes from 69 sales of houses and apartments in Aspiran from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 96% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,229/m² | 66 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Aspiran, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 16%, below Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 25% of residents are 65 or over. The age that splits Aspiran in two is 48.2.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Aspiran | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Aspiran has 500 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.7 per worker. 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 10.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Aspiran. Best known first.
Aspiran has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Aspiran as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiran | 1,672 | — | — | C | — | D |
| Paulhan | 4,039 | 1.9 | D | C− | B | B− |
| Canet | 3,619 | 3.2 | C | C− | B+ | B− |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 4.4 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Saint-Pargoire | 2,501 | 4.5 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Caux | 2,718 | 5.9 | C | C | A− | C− |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 6.1 | C | C | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Aspiran has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 10.2 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.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,235/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Aspiran grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Aspiran is a commune of 1,672 people in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais. 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.