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A town of 1,634 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Nébian has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.4% unemployment. At the median price of €2,161/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Nébian 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Nébian as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Monument aux morts, in Clermont-l'Hérault, 1.4 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nébian.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Nébian, 95.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du SalagouNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 88%−4 pts |
| Lycée René GosseNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 222 | 95%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,161/m², comes from 69 sales of houses and apartments in Nébian from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.81/m² a month, below Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,222/m² | 62 |
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.
In the comparison, Nébian comes below both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
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
For Nébian, that is below both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 5.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nébian sits above both Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Nébian | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Nébian. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des Guilhem2.7 km north, in Clermont-l'HéraultAttractionAttractionLa Ferme des Capricesin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Canet4.6 km east, in CanetHistoric houseHistoric houseGrange Verny2.6 km east, in Clermont-l'HéraultAttractionAttractionMaison Vergnes4.5 km southwest, in PéretPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Nébian is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Nébian.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nébian | 1,634 | — | — | C | — | B+ |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 1.6 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Canet | 3,619 | 2.7 | C | C− | B+ | B− |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 4.6 | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Paulhan | 4,039 | 4.7 | D | C− | B | B− |
| Gignac | 6,651 | 6.7 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
| Saint-Pargoire | 2,501 | 7 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Nébian has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns. 95% of 222 candidates passed the bac at Lycée René Gosse in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nébian grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Nébian is a commune of 1,634 people in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais. 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.