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A town of 3,582 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Magalas grades C overall: better than 28% of compared French towns, and #51 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.4% unemployment. At the median price of €2,403/m², a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Les Avant-Monts. Its strongest is safety (B): an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 13.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Magalas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Magalas 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Magalas: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magalas.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #68 of 80 in Hérault. The nearest general lycée is 8.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les ArbourysNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 87%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,403/m², comes from 142 sales of houses and apartments in Magalas from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,403/m² | 138 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Ages in Magalas split evenly at 46.8: half are older, half younger. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, above Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and close to compared French towns (11%).
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Magalas | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
The commonest graded crime in Magalas was criminal damage (2025). All told, Magalas had 77 recorded offenses in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 12.3% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Magalas: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,860 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Hérault can expect 86.3 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 406 deaths in Magalas between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 387: 5% above. The nearest emergency department to Magalas is Polyclinique Saint Privat, 7.4 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Magalas. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Magalas: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 4.0
6 notable people were born in Magalas.
Jacky Vergnes: Panini, Public domain · Émile Bosc: Le Miroir des Sports, Public domain
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magalas | 3,582 | — | C | C | B | B− |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers | 3,000 | 4.5 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers | 3,124 | 4.6 | A− | C+ | A | B |
| Servian | 5,517 | 5.3 | D | C− | C+ | C− |
| Lignan-sur-Orb | 3,227 | 6.6 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Boujan-sur-Libron | 3,619 | 7 | B− | D | A+ | C |
| Caux | 2,718 | 7.7 | C | C | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #32 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #68 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,403/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Magalas grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Magalas is a commune of 3,582 people in the Communauté de communes Les Avant-Monts. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.
