Capestang grades B overall: better than 57% of compared French towns, and #18 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 11.4% unemployment. At the median price of €2,149/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Sud-Hérault. Its strongest is walkability (A): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% 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 Capestang 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 Capestang.
History
Old homes shape Capestang: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Capestang is Château des archevêques de Narbonne. This Hérault town has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Capestang run lower than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,150 a year per consumption unit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 13.5% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.4%, close to Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot9%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,050
jobs based in Capestang, 0.8 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Capestang run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 518 residents of Capestang died, against 448 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Capestang come to 98 per 100 predicted. The nearest emergency department to Capestang is Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu, 10.4 mi away. 2 GPs practise here.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Capestang · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
9.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Champeau Groupe Axe Sante
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Capestang sees less crime than 75% of compared French towns
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 5.9 violent offenses and 10.5 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The police record for Capestang lists 67 offenses in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Capestang (2025).
5.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage44
Other physical violence13
Family violence10
Armed robbery0
Fraud27
Theft without violence20
Drug use14
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.
5.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
67
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
15.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 15.4% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #39 of 80 in Hérault on results. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.4 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Capestang has fewer young adults than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, below both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Capestang split evenly at 48.4: half are older, half younger.
48.4median age
CapestangHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Capestang
Is Capestang safe?
It grades A− for safety, #15 of 84 in Hérault.
Are schools in Capestang good?
They grade B+, better than 65% of compared French towns and #39 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Capestang expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,149/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Capestang grades B− for cost of living.
About Capestang
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Capestang is a commune of 3,514 people in the Communauté de communes Sud-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.
