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A town of 4,208 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Montarnaud grades B overall: better than 60% of compared French towns, and #17 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (B+): an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 13.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Montarnaud does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montarnaud 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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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Montarnaud; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montarnaud.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.23/m² a month, near Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 93% houses, the rest apartments. A house rents for an estimated €12.65/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,304/m² | 82 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, lower than both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). 44% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Montarnaud | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
The commonest graded crime in Montarnaud was criminal damage (2025). All told, Montarnaud had 78 recorded offenses in 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 sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 6.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.8 mi away. The closest collège is 0.8 mi off. School results put the town #33 of 80 in Hérault.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vincent BadieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 92%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Hérault, women can expect to live 86.3 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 201 residents of Montarnaud died, against 245 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. 6 GPs practise in the town.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. 5.7% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Montarnaud has 850 jobs for 1,850 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,860 a year per consumption unit. 6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montarnaud. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Montarnaud; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ancienne église Notre-Dame du Fort: Photo: Finoskov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Montarnaud: Photo: Finoskov · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montarnaud yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montarnaud | 4,208 | — | B | D | B+ | B+ |
| Vailhauquès | 2,722 | 1.9 | — | C− | — | A |
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques | 5,676 | 4.8 | C | D | B− | C |
| Pignan | 8,431 | 5.3 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
| Juvignac | 14,055 | 5.7 | C | D | C | A |
| Grabels | 9,092 | 5.8 | B− | D | B− | B− |
| Cournonterral | 7,359 | 6.1 | B− | D | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #21 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 40 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #33 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montarnaud grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Montarnaud is a commune of 4,208 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault. 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.