Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is another plus — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. 62% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. La Salvetat-sur-Agout has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Salvetat-sur-Agout 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.
Pont de Saint-Etienne: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne église Saint-Etienne-de-Cavall: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Salvetat-sur-Agout.
Who lives here
An older town: 36% of people in La Salvetat-sur-Agout are 65 or over, more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
56.5median age
6.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 10%. Half the people of La Salvetat-sur-Agout are older than 56.5.
La Salvetat-sur-AgoutHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
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
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in La Salvetat-sur-Agout costs less than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.85/m² a month
€1,581/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,581/m², below Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments. Sales in La Salvetat-sur-Agout from July 2023 to June 2026: 104 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Salvetat-sur-Agout€1,581/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,587/m²
100
€8.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €11.06/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,010
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Haut-Languedoc
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
La Salvetat-sur-Agout is 21.1 mi from the nearest emergency department
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
La Salvetat-sur-Agout has 2 family doctors. Adjusted mortality locally: 83 deaths for every 100 expected. 233 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 198: 18% above. Life expectancy in Hérault: 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in La Salvetat-sur-Agout · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
21.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique du Sidobre
21.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Intercommunal Castres Mazamet site Pays D Autan Castres
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
La Salvetat-sur-Agout keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in La Salvetat-sur-Agout; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Money is tighter in La Salvetat-sur-Agout than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,840 a year per consumption unit
15%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 14.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 11.9% of the labour force are out of work.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot10%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in La Salvetat-sur-Agout, 1.3 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 57% of compared French towns
La Salvetat-sur-Agout is a commune of 1,108 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-Languedoc. 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
Population
1,108 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut-Languedoc
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
34.8 sq mi (90.1 km²)
INSEE code
34293
La Salvetat-sur-Agout’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 La Salvetat-sur-Agout
Is La Salvetat-sur-Agout safe?
La Salvetat-sur-Agout has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 11 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 550 jobs for 400 working residents, La Salvetat-sur-Agout draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Is La Salvetat-sur-Agout expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Salvetat-sur-Agout grades A− for cost of living.
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.
