Gignac grades C+ overall: better than 43% of compared French towns, and #30 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% 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 Gignac 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 Gignac.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Gignac than in Hérault or compared French towns: 12 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Gignac comes above both Hérault’s towns (3) and compared French towns (2.5). The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Gignac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 7 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Gignac is Église Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Gignac works better than 84% of compared French towns
12.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Gignac has 2,600 jobs for 2,750 working residents, 0.9 per worker.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot7%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
2,600
jobs based in Gignac, 0.9 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,510
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 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The median sale price of homes in Gignac is €2,762/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 170 sales of houses and apartments in Gignac from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,252/m² for the median of compared towns in Hérault.
€2,762/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gignac€2,762/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,846/m²
146
€12.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.08 to €16.20/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Gignac has more crime per resident than 72% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 172 offenses in the graded categories in Gignac in 2025. 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, 0.5% of the index here.
11recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage59
Other physical violence40
Family violence24
Burglary16
Theft from vehicles13
Vehicle theft11
Sexual violence9
Theft without violence61
Fraud48
Drug use47
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.
11
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
172
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Gignac sees fewer deaths than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 81 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Gignac, that is below both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 493 residents of Gignac died, against 537 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Gignac · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Mtp Smur Antenne Clermont L Herault
15.3 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
Site du Castellas: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chemin de croix de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: Photo: Wikinicoj · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 3.0
Michel Marie Claparède: François le Villain, Public domain · Jules Montels: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Paul Pelisse: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain
Gignac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gignac
Is Gignac safe?
It grades C for safety, #57 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 59 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gignac good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #31 of 80 in Hérault. The lycée stands out: 99% of 174 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Simone Veil in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gignac expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.13/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Gignac grades C− for cost of living.
About Gignac
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Gignac is a commune of 6,651 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'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.
