A town with more to fix than most. Police record more crime here than in most towns (D): an average of 13 recorded violent incidents and 20 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,286/m² takes 6.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais. Walkability is its strong suit (A−) — 67% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #78 of 84 in Hérault.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Clermont-l'Hérault 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.
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Chapelle Notre-Dame du Peyrou · Classé · Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Clermont-l'Hérault’s story
Clermont-l'Hérault in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Clermont-l'Hérault: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 12 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 88% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1840First protected: Église Saint-Paul
2025Most recently protected: Tour de Bassolhe et sa portion de courtine
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clermont-l'Hérault.
History
Clermont-l'Hérault is rich in protected monuments: 12 per 10,000 residents, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Clermont-l'Hérault is Chapelle Notre-Dame du Peyrou. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments locally: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Clermont-l'Hérault records more crime per resident than 87% of compared French towns
With 5,600 jobs for 3,350 working residents, Clermont-l'Hérault draws people in from neighbouring communes. Police and gendarmerie figures for Clermont-l'Hérault show 324 offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
13recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage121
Other physical violence61
Family violence51
Sexual violence33
Burglary25
Theft from vehicles23
Vehicle theft10
Drug use107
Theft without violence96
Fraud68
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.
13
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
324
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · For 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, 0.3% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Clermont-l'Hérault are out of work than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.7%
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €21,320 a year. At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Clermont-l'Hérault went to work by public transport.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot11%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,600
jobs based in Clermont-l'Hérault, 1.7 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Clermont-l'Hérault is above 83% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (202 places) count their residents as Clermont-l'Hérault’s; allowing for them, deaths were 2% above expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,279 residents of Clermont-l'Hérault died, against 1,025 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% more. 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. There are 17 general practitioners locally.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
17
GPs in Clermont-l'Hérault · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Mtp Smur Antenne Clermont L Herault
19.5 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
Homes in Clermont-l'Hérault cost less than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €2,286/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Clermont-l'Hérault sell for €2,490/m² and apartments for €2,085/m². Of the homes sold, 51% were houses. The estimated advertised rent is €12.06/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²).
€2,286/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Clermont-l'Hérault€2,286/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,490/m²
182
Apartments
€2,085/m²
177
€12.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.59 to €15.15/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.42/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
Schools
88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #69 of 80 in Hérault. At the lycées within 5 km of Clermont-l'Hérault, 95.0% passed the bac, close to 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
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Clermont-l'Hérault are under 15, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
28% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Clermont-l'Hérault has a median age of 44.3 years. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.
44.3median age
Clermont-l'HéraultHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Clermont-l'Hérault: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Clermont-l'Hérault
Is Clermont-l'Hérault safe?
It grades D for safety, #66 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 121 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Clermont-l'Hérault good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #69 of 80 in Hérault. 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 Clermont-l'Hérault expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Clermont-l'Hérault grades C− for cost of living.
About Clermont-l'Hérault
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Clermont-l'Hérault is a commune of 9,461 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.
