Work and incomes lag (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 13.1% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,698/m² takes 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc. It also trails on walkability (D−). Health is weaker too (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). La Tour-sur-Orb 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 Tour-sur-Orb 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 La Tour-sur-Orb.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
On foot, La Tour-sur-Orb works less well than 99% of compared French towns
3.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 13.1%, above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,730 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in La Tour-sur-Orb, 0.4 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in La Tour-sur-Orb than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, below both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of the population. Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older.
52.7median age
La Tour-sur-OrbHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
HealthHealth C+
La Tour-sur-Orb sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Hérault: 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 141 deaths in La Tour-sur-Orb from 2016 to 2025; there were 132, 7% fewer. The nearest emergency department to La Tour-sur-Orb is Polyclinique des Trois Vallees, 3.6 mi away.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in La Tour-sur-Orb · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique des Trois Vallees
22 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Champeau Groupe Axe Sante
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in La Tour-sur-Orb cost less than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,698/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.00/m² a month, below both Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.93/m² a month. 55 houses and apartments changed hands in La Tour-sur-Orb from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,698/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Tour-sur-Orb€1,698/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,726/m²
52
€11.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.74 to €13.83/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
La Tour-sur-Orb is rich in protected monuments: 37 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
15% of homes date from before 1919. La Tour-sur-Orb has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Église Notre-Dame de la Pitié de Boussagues: Photo: Espinouse · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Sainte-Julie et Saint-Cyr de Saint-Xist: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison du Bailli ou « manoir Toulouse-Lautrec » à Boussagues: Photo: DPBOUSS · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Tour-sur-Orb
Is La Tour-sur-Orb safe?
La Tour-sur-Orb has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Tour-sur-Orb expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Tour-sur-Orb grades C+ for cost of living.
About La Tour-sur-Orb
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
La Tour-sur-Orb is a commune of 1,350 people in the Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en 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
1,350 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc
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.
