Montbazin’s grades pull in different directions. Taken together, its subjects give Montbazin a B− overall, better than 52% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #22 of 84 in Hérault. Pupils here do better than most (A−): brevet results a point above the expected rate. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B for health.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Montbazin 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 Montbazin.
HousingCost of living C−
A typical home in Montbazin sells for €2,753/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 78% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Montbazin from July 2023 to June 2026: 91 houses and apartments. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.87/m² a month.
€2,753/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montbazin€2,753/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,940/m²
71
€12.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.09 to €15.15/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,500
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #17 of 80 in Hérault. General-bac pupils go 7.8 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer commuters in Montbazin walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%
The median disposable income is €26,870 a year per consumption unit. 9.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Montbazin: 350, for 1,300 residents in work (0.3 each).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Montbazin, 0.3 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Montbazin keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Montbazin: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Ancienne église Saint-Pierre. The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Montbazin are 65 or over: 20%, below Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Hérault’s towns (9.7%). Among adults, 36% have a degree. The median resident of Montbazin is 44.4 years old.
44.4median age
MontbazinHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Per resident, Montbazin sees less crime than 57% of compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.8 cases of violence against people and 17.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). All told, Montbazin had 48 recorded offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
2.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Vehicle theft13
Burglary7
Fraud17
Theft without violence15
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.
2.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
48
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.5%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (17.5% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than expected: Montbazin is below 56% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Montbazin. The nearest emergency department to Montbazin is Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete, 7.6 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 177 residents of Montbazin died, against 206 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. Average lifespans in Hérault: 86.3 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Montbazin · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete
7.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Sainte Therese
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montbazin
Is Montbazin safe?
It grades B for safety, #33 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montbazin good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #17 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montbazin expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.36/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montbazin grades C− for cost of living.
About Montbazin
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Montbazin is a commune of 2,877 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
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.
