Baillargues grades C overall: better than 32% of compared French towns, and #46 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 90% 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 Baillargues 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 Baillargues.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Baillargues cost more than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,904/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Baillargues above both Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Baillargues sell for €4,026/m² and apartments for €3,718/m².
€3,904/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Baillargues€3,904/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,026/m²
195
Apartments
€3,718/m²
98
€15.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.67 to €18.25/m² a month)
11
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Baillargues is better off than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,150 a year per consumption unit
On this, Baillargues is above both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). Baillargues has 3,700 jobs for 3,600 working residents, 1 per worker.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport5%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
3,700
jobs based in Baillargues, 1 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Baillargues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 4.7% 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
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Baillargues sees 85 deaths per 100 expected, against 89 in Hérault’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 570 residents of Baillargues died, against 602 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. Its care home for older people (63 places) counts its residents as Baillargues’; allowing for it, deaths were 15% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Baillargues · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Via Domitia
8.3 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
Baillargues has more crime per resident than 57% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 190 offenses in the graded categories in Baillargues in 2025. For armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 1.4% of the index here.
6.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage72
Burglary36
Other physical violence26
Family violence22
Theft from vehicles20
Sexual violence14
Fraud74
Theft without violence61
Drug use61
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.
6.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
190
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Baillargues
Is Baillargues safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #44 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 72 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Baillargues good?
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns and #65 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Baillargues expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €15.20/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Baillargues grades D− for cost of living.
About Baillargues
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Baillargues is a commune of 7,829 people in the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. 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.
