Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Hérault, Occitanie has a population of 3,619.
Boujan-sur-Libron’s grades pull in different directions. Where it does best is safety (A+) — an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At B− overall, Boujan-sur-Libron is better than 54% of compared French towns and ranks #20 of 84 in Hérault. Walkability is a strength too — 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Housing is expensive (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B− for jobs & income.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Boujan-sur-Libron does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Boujan-sur-Libron 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 no building in Boujan-sur-Libron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien centre d'apprentissage pour garçons, actuel lycée professionnel Jean Mermoz, in Béziers, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Boujan-sur-Libron. Best known first.
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers4.5 km southwest, in Béziers
AttractionPlateau des Poètes4.3 km southwest, in Béziers
MuseumMusée du Biterrois4.5 km southwest, in BéziersAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers4.5 km southwest, in BéziersAttractionAttractionPont Vieux de Béziers4.8 km southwest, in BéziersPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boujan-sur-Libron.
More of the graded crimes in Boujan-sur-Libron were criminal damage than anything else (2025). The police record for Boujan-sur-Libron lists 36 offenses in 2025. The town comes 3rd of the 84 compared towns in Hérault on the Safety Grade.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 23.9% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.14/m² a month. Houses accounted for 72% of sales, apartments for the rest. Boujan-sur-Libron recorded 102 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,319/m² | 73 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per resident in work, Boujan-sur-Libron counts 1.1 jobs (1,600 jobs, 1,450 workers). 7.9% 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 unemployment rate comes to 10.5%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 33% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Boujan-sur-Libron | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (62 places) count their residents as Boujan-sur-Libron’s; allowing for them, deaths were 5% below expected. 551 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 524: 5% above. 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. There are 9 general practitioners here.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 377 candidates at 3 lycées. The closest collège is 1.9 mi off. For exam results, it comes #55 of 80 in Hérault.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Lucie AubracNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 66%−9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean MoulinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 495 | 96%+2 pts |
| Lycée Henri IVBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 328 | 96%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Boujan-sur-Libron is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Boujan-sur-Libron.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boujan-sur-Libron | 3,619 | — | B− | D | A+ | C |
| Béziers | 81,545 | 2 | D | C | D | C− |
| Lignan-sur-Orb | 3,227 | 3.9 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Villeneuve-lès-Béziers | 4,500 | 4 | D | C− | C | C− |
| Cers | 2,503 | 4.5 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Maraussan | 4,789 | 4.6 | C+ | B− | B+ | C |
| Servian | 5,517 | 4.8 | D | C− | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #3 of 84 in Hérault.
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #55 of 80 in Hérault. The lycée stands out: 96% of 495 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Moulin in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.46/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Boujan-sur-Libron grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Boujan-sur-Libron is a commune of 3,619 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béziers-Méditerranée. 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.