Lavérune grades C+ overall: better than 43% of compared French towns, and #31 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.8 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 15% 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 Lavérune 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 Lavérune.
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Lavérune costs more than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €15.08/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €3,478/m², about level with Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Sales in Lavérune from July 2023 to June 2026: 93 houses and apartments. Houses made up 70% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€3,478/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lavérune€3,478/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,579/m²
65
€15.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.05 to €18.87/m² a month)
9.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.34/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
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Lavérune is easier to get around on foot than nine in ten compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,580 a year per consumption unit. Lavérune has 1,250 jobs for 1,500 working residents, 0.8 per worker. A tenth of the labour force are out of work.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Bicycle6%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot4%
1,250
jobs based in Lavérune, 0.8 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,580
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 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Lavérune, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Hérault’s towns and compared French towns: 79 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Lavérune has 2 family doctors. Women in Hérault live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 247 residents of Lavérune died, against 311 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw79
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Lavérune · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Jean Sud de France
2.8 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
86.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the 11 collèges within 5 km, 0.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Lavérune, 90.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #63 of 80 in Hérault. The closest collège is 1 mi off.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Lavérune: 2 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Lavérune is Domaine du château des évêques de Montpellier. 8% of its homes were built before 1919, close to both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
More crime per resident in Lavérune than in 58% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 2.7 violent offenses and 20.4 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, 71 offenses were recorded in Lavérune. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage26
Burglary18
Vehicle theft13
Theft from vehicles9
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud27
Theft without violence20
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.
2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
71
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.8%
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 other physical violence and sexual violence, 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, 6.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Lavérune than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 43% of adults
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town. The median resident of Lavérune is 44.6 years old. Children under 15 make up 18%, near both Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).
44.6median age
LavéruneHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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 Lavérune
Is Lavérune safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #45 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lavérune good?
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #63 of 80 in Hérault. 93% of 634 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jules Guesde 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 Lavérune expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lavérune grades D for cost of living.
About Lavérune
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Lavérune is a commune of 3,302 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.
