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The town, home to 4,789 people, lies in Hérault, Occitanie.
Taken together, its subjects give Maraussan a C+ overall, better than nearly two fifths of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #35 of 84 in Hérault. The local economy is weaker than most (D): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 10.1% unemployment. It is a safe place by the numbers (B+): an average of 6.7 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,241/m² costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes La Domitienne.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Maraussan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Maraussan 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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Maraussan has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
Alphonse Mas, born in 1850, is the one person born in Maraussan before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maraussan.
In all, 82 offenses reached the police record in Maraussan in 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (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 · For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 7.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Maraussan. 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, 504 residents of Maraussan died, against 471 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 10% of the total, higher than both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,241/m²: 176 houses and apartments sold in Maraussan between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 88% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,333/m² | 155 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Households’ median disposable income: €24,700 a year per consumption unit. The jobless rate is 10.1%. 3.3% of Maraussan’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.5% of the town, about level with Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Maraussan in two is 44.4. Among adults, 29% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Maraussan | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Maraussan. Best known first.
Maraussan has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
One notable person was born in Maraussan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maraussan | 4,789 | — | C+ | B− | B+ | C |
| Lignan-sur-Orb | 3,227 | 1.3 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Montady | 3,990 | 2.6 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 5,261 | 3.3 | C+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers | 3,124 | 3.5 | A− | C+ | A | B |
| Colombiers | 2,814 | 3.8 | B− | C− | A− | C+ |
| Béziers | 81,545 | 3.9 | D | C | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #18 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,241/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Maraussan grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Maraussan is a commune of 4,789 people in the Communauté de communes La Domitienne. 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.