Strong in places, weak in others. Work and incomes lag: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. It also trails on cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results are strong (A−): bac results 1.1 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.7 points above the expected rate. Crime is low: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 11.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade comes out at C+, #33 of 84 in Hérault. Nationally, it does better than two fifths of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
Each subject compares Marsillargues 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 Marsillargues.
HousingCost of living D
The middle sale price in Marsillargues: €2,903/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Marsillargues sell for €2,827/m² and apartments for €2,976/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €13.88/m² a month, about level with Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 75% were houses.
€2,903/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marsillargues€2,903/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,827/m²
209
Apartments
€2,976/m²
70
€13.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.41 to €16.89/m² a month)
8.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Marsillargues beat 80% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
95.4% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Marsillargues, near Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 153 candidates at 2 lycées. Ranked by results, schools here are #14 of 80 in Hérault.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Money is tighter in Marsillargues than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,030 a year per consumption unit
The census found 7.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Of those in the labour force, 11.2% are unemployed.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,150
jobs based in Marsillargues, 0.4 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Less crime per resident in Marsillargues than in 68% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Marsillargues, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Over 2025, Marsillargues logged 131 recorded offenses.
5.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage61
Family violence21
Sexual violence14
Other physical violence11
Burglary11
Theft from vehicles7
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Fraud44
Drug use36
Theft without violence31
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.
5.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
131
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Marsillargues keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Marsillargues: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Domaine du château. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Marsillargues sees more deaths than 60% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Marsillargues. Its care home for older people (62 places) counts its residents as Marsillargues’; allowing for it, deaths were 9% below expected. 694 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, close to the 693 that France’s rates at each age predict. In Hérault, women can expect to live 86.3 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Marsillargues · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Montpellier Smur Antenne Ch Lunel
13.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupe Hopitalier Caremeau Chu Nimes Territoire Nimes
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.4% of residents, near Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults. The middle age in Marsillargues is 43.3.
43.3median age
MarsillarguesHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
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%.
Église Saint-Sauveur: Photo: Henk Monster · CC BY 3.0 · Ancien hôtel de Mourgue (maison de l'Intendant): Photo: John030Walsh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine du château: Photo: Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marsillargues
Is Marsillargues safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #23 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 61 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Marsillargues good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #14 of 80 in Hérault. The lycée stands out: 97% of 303 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis Feuillade in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marsillargues expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Marsillargues grades D for cost of living.
About Marsillargues
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Marsillargues is a commune of 6,988 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo. 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.
