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It is a town of 1,605 residents in Hérault, Occitanie.
Cazilhac’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 42% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.6% unemployment. Cost of living is weaker too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 24% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Cazilhac 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.
The 2 things Cazilhac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cazilhac 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.
Cazilhac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Cazilhac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cazilhac.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Hérault: 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 120 deaths in Cazilhac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 206: 42% below. The nearest emergency department to Cazilhac is Clinique Saint Louis, 0.8 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,708/m²: 40 houses and apartments sold in Cazilhac between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 88% houses, the rest apartments. A house rents for an estimated €6.95/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,890/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town, below Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 34% of adults hold a degree. The median resident of Cazilhac is 50.9 years old.
52% women, 48% men
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.
| Cazilhac | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 10.6%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé La Présentation PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 51 | 96%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cazilhac. Best known first.
Cazilhac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cazilhac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazilhac | 1,605 | — | — | D | — | A+ |
| Ganges | 3,724 | 1.1 | C− | B− | D | D |
| Le Vigan Gard | 3,863 | 6.6 | C | B | C− | D− |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort Gard | 3,737 | 8.4 | C− | B+ | B− | D |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres | 2,696 | 9.2 | — | B− | — | A |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers | 4,979 | 13 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Quissac Gard | 3,528 | 15 | C | C | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cazilhac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,708/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Cazilhac grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Cazilhac is a commune of 1,605 people in the Communauté de communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises. 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.