Clapiers grades A overall: better than 89% of compared French towns, and #5 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 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 Clapiers 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.
Citadelle de Montpellier: Photographié et édité par User:Sebjarod (floutage des plaques d'immatriculation), décembre 2004., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clapiers.
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Clapiers sells for €4,102/m², more than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Clapiers sits above both Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) on this measure. Houses in Clapiers sell for €4,134/m² and apartments for €3,948/m².
€4,102/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Clapiers€4,102/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,134/m²
107
Apartments
€3,948/m²
33
€16.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.34 to €19.84/m² a month)
11.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Clapiers runs lower than in 88% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 86 offenses in the graded categories in Clapiers in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Clapiers, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery, 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, 8.0% of the index here.
2.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage32
Burglary27
Family violence12
Vehicle theft9
Theft from vehicles6
Fraud51
Theft without violence33
Drug use10
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.
2.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
86
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.0%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Clapiers is better off than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,710 a year per consumption unit
That puts Clapiers above both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 17.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Clapiers has 1,700 jobs for 2,600 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Bicycle9%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
1,700
jobs based in Clapiers, 0.7 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Clapiers sees fewer deaths than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 74 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Clapiers is below both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 492 residents of Clapiers died, against 574 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Clapiers · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique du Parc
2.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu Montpellier Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Clapiers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Clapiers
Is Clapiers safe?
It grades A for safety, #8 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 32 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Clapiers good?
They grade B+, better than 75% of compared French towns and #24 of 80 in Hérault. The lycée stands out: 99% of 153 candidates passed the bac at Section d'enseignement général et technologique du Lycée agricole Frédéric Bazille - Agropolis in 2025, 36 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Clapiers expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €16.27/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Clapiers grades D− for cost of living.
About Clapiers
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Clapiers is a commune of 6,006 people in the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. 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.
