Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,301 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Mireval grades B− overall: better than 54% of compared French towns, and #19 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate.
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 Mireval does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mireval 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mireval as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Léocadie, in Vic-la-Gardiole, 1.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mireval.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Mireval above both Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,349/m², comes from 112 sales of houses and apartments in Mireval from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,549/m² | 86 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Mireval is above both Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des salinsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 134 | 95%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Mireval comes below both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Mireval has 700 jobs for 1,450 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,260 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.
For Mireval, that is above both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 436 residents of Mireval died, against 380 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Mireval sits below both Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.5% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Mireval | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Family days out, heritage and other places to visit in and near Mireval. Best known first.
Nothing in Mireval is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Mireval.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mireval | 3,301 | — | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Vic-la-Gardiole | 3,428 | 1.5 | D− | D− | C | C |
| Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone | 10,872 | 3.2 | C+ | D− | C | B |
| Fabrègues | 7,447 | 3.4 | C | D | C− | B |
| Gigean | 6,639 | 4.6 | C− | D | C | C |
| Saint-Jean-de-Védas | 13,328 | 4.9 | C+ | D− | D | A− |
| Frontignan | 24,136 | 5.3 | D− | D | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It has less crime per resident than 55% of compared French towns: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 15.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades B for safety, #34 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns and #5 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,349/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mireval grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Mireval is a commune of 3,301 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée. 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.