Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,185 people call this town in Hérault, Occitanie home.
Boisseron’s schools beat most: bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points above the expected rate. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Boisseron has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Boisseron 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.
Boisseron has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Boisseron counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Boisseron. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Sommières2.9 km north, in SommièresChâteauChâteauChâteau médiéval de Boisseronin townArchaeological siteArchaeological siteSilos gauloisin townChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aujargues4.6 km northeast, in AujarguesChâteauChâteauMas de Christin1.8 km east, in JunasPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boisseron.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.80/m² a month, close to Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 64 homes were sold in Boisseron. Houses made up just over four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,265/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Boisseron, 92.8% passed the brevet, above Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston DoumergueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 212 | 89%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Lucie AubracNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 165 | 98%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Maintenon PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 112 | 100%+4 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.
From 2016 to 2025, 232 residents of Boisseron died, against 212 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. The nearest emergency department to Boisseron is Chu Montpellier Smur Antenne Ch Lunel, 6.3 mi away. Women in Hérault live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 5 GPs practise in the town.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Boisseron counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Pont romain. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity. Also worth knowing: the pre-1919 share of homes is 10%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Among adults, 39% have a degree. 9.1% of residents are 15 to 24, below Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. What’s more, people 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Boisseron | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 9.3%. Boisseron has 500 jobs for 950 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On the Culture ministry’s list, Boisseron counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Enceinte urbaine: Photo: Henk Monster · CC BY 3.0 · Pont romain: Photo: Henk Monster · CC BY 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boisseron yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boisseron | 2,185 | — | — | D | — | B+ |
| Sommières Gard | 5,073 | 1.8 | D | C | D− | D |
| Restinclières | 2,612 | 3.3 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Aubais Gard | 2,925 | 3.5 | — | C− | — | B |
| Sussargues | 2,840 | 5 | — | D | — | A− |
| Aigues-Vives Gard | 3,331 | 5 | C+ | C− | A | B− |
| Gallargues-le-Montueux Gard | 3,659 | 5.2 | C | C− | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Boisseron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Boisseron grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Boisseron is a commune of 2,185 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo. 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.
