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A town of 2,932 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Montblanc grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town, and #82 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 8.3 recorded violent incidents and 25.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,580/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béziers-Méditerranée. Its strongest is walkability (B): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% 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.
The one thing Montblanc does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montblanc 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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Montblanc has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montblanc.
The graded crime recorded most in Montblanc was theft from vehicles (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 113 offenses in the town 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 other physical violence, sexual violence 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, 6.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,580/m²: 124 houses and apartments sold in Montblanc between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 94% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,603/m² | 117 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Montblanc’s deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, above Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88) alike. 452 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 368: 23% above. Life expectancy at birth in Hérault is 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 3 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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 16% of the town. Line up the people of Montblanc by age and the one in the middle is 46.7.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Montblanc | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.9% of commuters travelled at the census. 11.5% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,090 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Montblanc is Église Sainte-Eulalie.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Montblanc. Best known first.
GardenJardin de Saint-Adrien3.3 km west, in ServianChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Pierrein townGardenGardenArboretum du Figuier4.3 km northeast, in Nézignan-l'ÉvêqueAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Thibéry4.2 km east, in Saint-ThibéryAttractionAttractionPont Vieux4.1 km east, in Saint-ThibéryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Montblanc has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Eulalie: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 notable people were born in Montblanc.
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It grades D for safety, #67 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,580/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Montblanc grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Montblanc is a commune of 2,932 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béziers-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.