Castelnau-de-Guers’s strongest subject is schools: bac results 2.3 points above the expected rate; brevet results a point above the expected rate. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 13.7% unemployment. It also trails on cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Castelnau-de-Guers 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 Castelnau-de-Guers 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 Castelnau-de-Guers.
Schools
90.0% 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.
Near Castelnau-de-Guers, 96.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.9 mi away.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Homes in Castelnau-de-Guers cost less than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €2,214/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.42/m² a month, below Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments. Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.59/m² a month.
€2,214/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Castelnau-de-Guers€2,214/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,231/m²
31
€11.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.11 to €14.32/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Castelnau-de-Guers, 93 per 100, but more than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Hérault live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 119 deaths in Castelnau-de-Guers between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 128: 7% below. The nearest emergency department to Castelnau-de-Guers is Polyclinique Pasteur, 1.6 mi away.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Castelnau-de-Guers · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Pasteur
11.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Beziers
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer children live in Castelnau-de-Guers than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are under 15
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. The middle age in Castelnau-de-Guers is 49.
49median age
Castelnau-de-GuersHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Castelnau-de-Guers has higher unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 13.7%
At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,350 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Castelnau-de-Guers, 0.3 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Castelnau-de-Guers: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Castelnau-de-Guers has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Castelnau-de-Guers
Is Castelnau-de-Guers safe?
Castelnau-de-Guers has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.6 recorded violent incidents and 14.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Castelnau-de-Guers good?
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 364 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Moulin in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Castelnau-de-Guers expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Castelnau-de-Guers grades C for cost of living.
About Castelnau-de-Guers
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Castelnau-de-Guers is a commune of 1,208 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-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
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.
