Ceyras has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 12.2% unemployment. At the median price of €2,317/m², a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ceyras 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 Ceyras.
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent in Ceyras is €11.61/m² a month, against €13.36/m² in Hérault’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,317/m²: 52 houses and apartments sold in Ceyras between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €12.16/m² a month.
€2,317/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ceyras€2,317/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,461/m²
46
€11.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.09 to €14.84/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Clermontais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Ceyras’ ages would predict, 80 per 100 expected, under Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Hérault, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 103 deaths in Ceyras from 2016 to 2025; there were 82, 20% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Ceyras have one GP on hand.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ceyras · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Mtp Smur Antenne Clermont L Herault
19.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 19% of Ceyras, above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 38% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.
43.3median age
CeyrasHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Ceyras keeps more of its old housing than Hérault or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Ceyras; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
91.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.5 mi off. At the lycées within 5 km of Ceyras, 95.0% passed the bac, about level with Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Ceyras than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%
Unemployment stood at 12.2%, about level with Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 3.4% of Ceyras’ working residents to work at the census. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Ceyras didn’t travel to work at all.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Ceyras, 0.3 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,370
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 47% of compared French towns
Chapelle Notre-Dame d'Hortus: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien ermitage Saint-Pierre et tour de Leneyrac: Photo: Tristanajcs · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ceyras
Is Ceyras safe?
Ceyras has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 13.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ceyras good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns. 95% of 222 candidates passed the bac at Lycée René Gosse in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ceyras expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,317/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Ceyras grades C− for cost of living.
About Ceyras
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Ceyras is a commune of 1,404 people in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais. 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.
