Fabrègues grades C overall: better than 27% of compared French towns, and #52 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (B): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Fabrègues 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 Fabrègues.
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Fabrègues costs more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.37/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
238 sales of houses and apartments in Fabrègues, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,579/m². Houses in Fabrègues sell for €3,692/m² and apartments for €3,461/m². Among the homes sold, 70% were houses.
€3,579/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fabrègues€3,579/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,692/m²
166
Apartments
€3,461/m²
72
€14.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.81 to €17.50/m² a month)
10.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.28/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 Fabrègues runs higher than in 84% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Fabrègues was theft from vehicles (2025). In all, 239 offenses reached the police record here in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6.8 cases of violence against people and 24.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
6.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles68
Criminal damage68
Burglary34
Family violence22
Vehicle theft20
Sexual violence14
Other physical violence13
Fraud56
Theft without violence55
Drug use19
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.
6.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
239
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fabrègues is better off than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,770 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 9.1%, below Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 7.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Fabrègues: 2,100, for 3,400 residents in work (0.6 each).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
2,100
jobs based in Fabrègues, 0.6 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,770
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 64% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments in Fabrègues, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Fabrègues counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Vestiges de l'oppidum de la Roque. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Fabrègues records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 89 in Hérault’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Fabrègues can choose among 11 GPs. Women in Hérault live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 655 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 606, 7% fewer.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Fabrègues · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Jean Sud de France
4.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Saint Roch
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are more common in Fabrègues than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 36% of adults
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, close to Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Half of Fabrègues is older than 45, half younger. The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents.
45median age
FabrèguesHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fabrègues
Is Fabrègues safe?
It grades C− for safety, #64 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 34 burglaries and 68 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fabrègues good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #42 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fabrègues expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,579/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fabrègues grades D for cost of living.
About Fabrègues
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Fabrègues is a commune of 7,447 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.
