Péret 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; 10.0% unemployment. At the median price of €2,362/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Péret 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 Péret.
HousingCost of living C−
Homes in Péret sell for €2,362/m² at the median, against €3,252/m² in Hérault’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,362/m², comes from 54 sales of houses and apartments in Péret from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.81/m² a month, below Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,362/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Péret€2,362/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,382/m²
43
€11.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.82 to €14.21/m² a month)
7.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Clermontais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Money is tighter in Péret than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,960 a year per consumption unit
That puts Péret below both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Péret, 0.3 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Péret keeps more of its old housing than Hérault or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Péret is above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Péret, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Péret’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 83 residents of Péret died, against 91 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Péret · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Mtp Smur Antenne Clermont L Herault
17.7 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
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Péret has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 0 offenses in the graded categories in Péret in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage, 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, 100.0% of the index here.
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Fraud7
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.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Péret
Is Péret safe?
Péret has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Péret expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Péret grades C− for cost of living.
About Péret
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Péret is a commune of 1,137 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
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.
