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4,135 people live in this town in Hérault, Occitanie. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Its best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking #6 of 84 in Hérault. Set against the rest, it does better than 89% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
The 3 things Montferrier-sur-Lez does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montferrier-sur-Lez 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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Montferrier-sur-Lez has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Montferrier-sur-Lez. Best known first.
ZooParc zoologique de Montpellier3.2 km southeast, in Montpellier
ChâteauChâteau d'Ô4 km south, in MontpellierChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bocaud4.5 km east, in JacouArchaeological siteArchaeological siteStatue-menhir des Vidals3.2 km southeast, in MontpellierMuseumMuseumAccueil3.3 km southeast, in MontpellierPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montferrier-sur-Lez.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Montferrier-sur-Lez: €4,921/m² for houses, €4,113/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €15.88/m² a month, higher than both Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 70% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,921/m² | 76 |
| Apartments | €4,113/m² | 32 |
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.
From 2016 to 2025, 472 residents of Montferrier-sur-Lez died, against 587 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% fewer. 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. There are 4 general practitioners here.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Montferrier-sur-Lez is 96.5%, above both Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.2 mi off. Results rank its schools #12 of 80 in Hérault.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pic Saint-LoupNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 184 | 88%−8 pts |
| Lycée privé polyvalent Saint-Joseph Pierre Rouge PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 67 | 99%±0 pts |
| Section d'enseignement général et technologique du Lycée agricole Frédéric Bazille - AgropolisBest against expectations: 36 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 153 | 99%+36 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 15%, below Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Montferrier-sur-Lez | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 9.4% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 65% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Montferrier-sur-Lez (2025). The police record for Montferrier-sur-Lez lists 34 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 1.7 cases of violence against people and 15.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft 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 (14.0% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
8.3% of people in the labour force have no job. Per resident in work, Montferrier-sur-Lez counts 1 jobs (1,650 jobs, 1,700 workers). At the census, 15.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 7.3% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The list names few of Montferrier-sur-Lez’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Aqueduc Saint-Clément (également sur commune de Saint-Clément-de-Rivière): Photo: Wolfgang Staudt · CC BY 2.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montferrier-sur-Lez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montferrier-sur-Lez | 4,135 | — | A | D− | B+ | A |
| Saint-Clément-de-Rivière | 5,218 | 1.2 | A | D | B+ | A+ |
| Clapiers | 6,006 | 1.7 | A | D− | A | A |
| Prades-le-Lez | 6,184 | 2 | A− | D− | A− | A− |
| Grabels | 9,092 | 2.4 | B− | D | B− | B− |
| Jacou | 6,924 | 2.9 | A− | D− | A− | B− |
| Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | 10,472 | 3 | A | D | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #18 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #12 of 80 in Hérault. 99% of 67 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé polyvalent Saint-Joseph Pierre Rouge in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montferrier-sur-Lez grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Montferrier-sur-Lez is a commune of 4,135 people in the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. 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 November 4, 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.