Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is jobs & income: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 16.3% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Holiday and other second homes account for a fifth of homes.
Cessenon-sur-Orb 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 Cessenon-sur-Orb 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 Cessenon-sur-Orb.
HealthHealth C−
Cessenon-sur-Orb has a higher adjusted death rate than 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Cessenon-sur-Orb come to 99 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 331 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 372, 12% more. The nearest emergency department to Cessenon-sur-Orb is Polyclinique Saint Privat, 11.6 mi away. Women in Hérault live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Cessenon-sur-Orb · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Saint Privat
11.3 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
Few people in Cessenon-sur-Orb are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The middle age in Cessenon-sur-Orb is 51.1.
51.1median age
Cessenon-sur-OrbHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%
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%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Cessenon-sur-Orb costs less than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.46/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,678/m², below both Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). House rents are put at about €8.12/m² a month. Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,678/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cessenon-sur-Orb€1,678/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,703/m²
110
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.65 to €11.69/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sud-Hérault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Cessenon-sur-Orb has higher unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 16.3%
Half of residents lived on more than €24,410 a year per consumption unit, about level with Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 8.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Cessenon-sur-Orb didn’t travel to work at all.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Cessenon-sur-Orb, 0.6 per working resident
16.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,410
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 62% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Cessenon-sur-Orb: 30% 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.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Cessenon-sur-Orb; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Cessenon-sur-Orb has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In all, 24 offenses reached the police record in Cessenon-sur-Orb in 2025. Violence against people ran at 2.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 12.5 (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
2.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage17
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud18
Theft without violence15
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.
2.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
30.1%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (30.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Base de Réals and 2 more in and around Cessenon-sur-Orb
Other places to visit in and near Cessenon-sur-Orb. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cessenon-sur-Orb
Is Cessenon-sur-Orb safe?
Cessenon-sur-Orb has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
Is Cessenon-sur-Orb expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cessenon-sur-Orb grades B+ for cost of living.
About Cessenon-sur-Orb
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Cessenon-sur-Orb is a commune of 2,410 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.