School results are strong: bac results 2.3 points above the expected rate; brevet results a point above the expected rate. It is strong on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,537/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 12.8% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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. Nézignan-l'Évêque has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Nézignan-l'Évêque 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.
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nézignan-l'Évêque.
Schools
90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Nézignan-l'Évêque is 96.1%, close to Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Renting in Nézignan-l'Évêque costs less than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.88/m² a month
€2,537/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,537/m²: 74 houses and apartments sold in Nézignan-l'Évêque between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nézignan-l'Évêque€2,537/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,622/m²
68
€10.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.73 to €13.54/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Nézignan-l'Évêque loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 83 per 100 expected, below Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
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, 212 residents of Nézignan-l'Évêque died, against 205 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. The nearest emergency department to Nézignan-l'Évêque is Polyclinique Pasteur, 2.4 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Nézignan-l'Évêque · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Pasteur
9.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Beziers
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Nézignan-l'Évêque: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Nézignan-l'Évêque has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Nézignan-l'Évêque are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
48.2median age
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. The age that splits Nézignan-l'Évêque in two is 48.2. Children under 15 make up 17%, close to both Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).
Nézignan-l'ÉvêqueHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Nézignan-l'Évêque, 12.8%, runs above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
8%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,030 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Nézignan-l'Évêque, 0.5 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 56% of compared French towns
Nézignan-l'Évêque is a commune of 1,718 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-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
Population
1,718 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.3 km²)
INSEE code
34182
Nézignan-l'Évêque’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nézignan-l'Évêque
Is Nézignan-l'Évêque safe?
Nézignan-l'Évêque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 10.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Nézignan-l'Évêque good?
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 364 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Moulin in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Nézignan-l'Évêque expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,537/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Nézignan-l'Évêque grades C for cost of living.
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.
