Mauguio grades C overall: better than 31% of compared French towns, and #47 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% 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 Mauguio 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 Mauguio.
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Mauguio costs more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €17.27/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €4,482/m², above Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. In Mauguio, houses go for €4,269/m² and apartments for €4,631/m². Among the homes sold, 34% were houses.
€4,482/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mauguio€4,482/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,269/m²
350
Apartments
€4,631/m²
668
€17.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.95 to €21.39/m² a month)
11.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de l'Or
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Mauguio than in 91% of compared French towns
Jobs outnumber working residents in Mauguio (9,950 to 6,700): it draws people in from around. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 7.1 violent offenses and 28.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In all, 523 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
7.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage174
Theft from vehicles119
Burglary68
Family violence63
Vehicle theft44
Other physical violence35
Sexual violence20
Theft without violence258
Drug use208
Fraud180
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.
7.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
28.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
523
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 armed robbery, 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, 0.1% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Mauguio is better off than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,800 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 11.7%, near Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Mauguio didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 3.8% of working residents in Mauguio to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
9,950
jobs based in Mauguio, 1.5 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Mauguio, fewer than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents. 37% of adults hold a degree, above Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Also worth knowing: typical age in Mauguio: 50.5, the median.
50.5median age
MauguioHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments in Mauguio, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.7% of the total. Among the classé monuments in Mauguio is Ancien château des comtes-évêques de Melgueil ou Maison Castanier-Rey. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Mauguio is below 52% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Mauguio can choose among 24 GPs. Its two care homes for older people (140 places) count their residents as Mauguio’s; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. 1,828 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,964: 7% below. Life expectancy in Hérault: 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
24
GPs in Mauguio · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique du Millenaire Montpellier
7 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
Ancien château des comtes-évêques de Melgueil ou Maison Castanier-Rey: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne motte féodale et jardin de la Motte: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Mauguio
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mauguio yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mauguio
Is Mauguio safe?
It grades D for safety, #70 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 68 burglaries and 174 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mauguio good?
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #25 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mauguio expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mauguio grades D− for cost of living.
About Mauguio
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Mauguio is a commune of 16,522 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de l'Or. 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.
