Poussan grades C overall: better than 34% of compared French towns, and #43 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A−): brevet results a point above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Poussan 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 Poussan.
HousingCost of living D
The median sale price of homes in Poussan is €3,074/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 209 sales of houses and apartments in Poussan from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,252/m² for the median of compared towns in Hérault.
€3,074/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Poussan€3,074/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,196/m²
150
Apartments
€2,837/m²
59
€13.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.78 to €16.31/m² a month)
8.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,500
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Poussan keeps more of its old housing than Hérault or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Poussan is above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Poussan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Poussan is Château de la Garenne.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Poussan has more crime per resident than 58% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 171 offenses in the graded categories in Poussan in 2025.
9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage64
Other physical violence36
Family violence25
Burglary23
Sexual violence11
Vehicle theft7
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud45
Theft without violence43
Drug use25
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.
9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
171
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Poussan’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 55% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 589 residents of Poussan died, against 579 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. Its two care homes for older people (75 places) count their residents as Poussan’s; allowing for them, deaths were 10% below expected. 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.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Poussan · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete
5.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer commuters in Poussan walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%
For Poussan, that is below both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Poussan has 1,400 jobs for 3,000 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Unemployment stands at 9.1%.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
1,400
jobs based in Poussan, 0.5 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Poussan
Is Poussan safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #45 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 64 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Poussan good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #17 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Poussan expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.26/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Poussan grades D for cost of living.
About Poussan
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Poussan is a commune of 6,797 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Sète Agglopôle 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
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.
