Work and incomes lag: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 18.6% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,015/m² costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée. It is easy to get around without a car: 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. All told, that adds up to a D overall and a rank of #73 of 84 in Hérault. On that grade it does better than 7% of compared French towns.
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.
Each subject compares Montagnac 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 Montagnac.
History
Montagnac keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Montagnac is Église Saint-André. Per 10,000 residents, Montagnac counts 13 protected monuments, above Hérault’s towns (3) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. The town has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Unemployment in Montagnac, 18.6%, runs above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €20,790 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 14.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
900
jobs based in Montagnac, 0.6 per working resident
18.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Montagnac run higher than in 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Montagnac records 99 deaths per 100 expected, above both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 563 residents of Montagnac died, against 501 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% more. In Hérault, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. For a family doctor, residents of Montagnac can choose among 5 GPs.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Montagnac · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Pasteur
10.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Montagnac costs less than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.66/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €2,000/m² in Montagnac, apartments for €2,065/m². Behind the median of €2,015/m²: 203 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 203 homes were sold here.
€2,015/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montagnac€2,015/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,000/m²
165
Apartments
€2,065/m²
38
€11.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.23 to €14.73/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Montagnac has more crime per resident than 65% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Montagnac, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). For 2025, the figures show 122 offenses in the town. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 10.3 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14.5.
10.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage45
Burglary20
Family violence18
Other physical violence18
Theft from vehicles12
Sexual violence9
Fraud31
Theft without violence15
Drug use8
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.
10.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
122
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.3%
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 and vehicle theft, 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, 2.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Montagnac are under 15, more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 26% of the population.
45.2median age
MontagnacHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Ancienne chapelle du couvent des Augustins, chapelle des Pénitents: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Via Domitia: Photo: Benoît Strepenne · CC BY 2.5
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montagnac
Is Montagnac safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #49 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montagnac good?
They grade D, better than 15% of compared French towns and #71 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montagnac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,015/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montagnac grades C for cost of living.
About Montagnac
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Montagnac is a commune of 4,515 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-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
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.
