Caux grades C overall: better than 32% of compared French towns, and #45 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 14.4% unemployment. At the median price of €2,397/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée. Its strongest is safety (A−): an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 11.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Caux 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 Caux.
HealthHealth C−
Caux’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 84% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Caux records 103 deaths per 100 expected, above both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 471 residents of Caux died, against 380 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Caux · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Pasteur
12.9 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
Crime per resident in Caux runs lower than in 75% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 46 offenses in the graded categories in Caux in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Caux, burglary came up most often (2025). For other physical violence, sexual violence, 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, 19.0% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary17
Criminal damage17
Family violence12
Armed robbery0
Fraud15
Theft without violence7
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.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
46
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
19.0%
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
HousingCost of living C
Renting in Caux costs less than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.11/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Caux is below both Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,397/m², comes from 118 sales of houses and apartments in Caux from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,397/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Caux€2,397/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,397/m²
118
€11.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.86 to €13.94/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.51/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
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Caux than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
In the comparison, Caux comes below both Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town.
52median age
CauxHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Caux keeps more of its old housing than Hérault or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Caux sits above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Caux: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Caux is Église Saint-Gervais.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Caux has higher unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 14.4%
That puts Caux above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 6.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
450
jobs based in Caux, 0.4 per working resident
14.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 54% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Caux
Is Caux safe?
It grades A− for safety, #15 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Caux good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #33 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Caux expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Caux grades C for cost of living.
About Caux
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Caux is a commune of 2,718 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.
