Prades-le-Lez does the important things well, at a cost. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 11 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The town grades A− overall and ranks #9 of 84 in Hérault. That leaves it better than just over three quarters of compared French towns. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The trade-off is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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 Prades-le-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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prades-le-Lez.
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Prades-le-Lez sells for €4,013/m², more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Prades-le-Lez: €4,162/m² for houses, €3,860/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €15.31/m² a month, above Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Sales in the town from July 2023 to June 2026: 167 houses and apartments.
€4,013/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Prades-le-Lez€4,013/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,162/m²
115
Apartments
€3,860/m²
52
€15.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.96 to €18.10/m² a month)
11.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Prades-le-Lez sits below 82% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Prades-le-Lez was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 67 offenses recorded here.
3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Family violence15
Burglary12
Sexual violence7
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud47
Theft without violence32
Drug use12
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.
3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
67
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.0%
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 · When other physical violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (4.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Prades-le-Lez, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Hérault’s towns and compared French towns: 78 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Hérault: 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 375 deaths in Prades-le-Lez from 2016 to 2025; there were 293, 22% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Prades-le-Lez can choose among 7 GPs.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Prades-le-Lez · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique du Parc
4.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu Montpellier Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Prades-le-Lez hold a degree than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 56%
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 19% of residents. Residents of Prades-le-Lez have a median age of 41.3.
41.3median age
Prades-le-LezHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education56%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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 B+
Incomes in Prades-le-Lez run higher than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns: a median €29,270 a year per consumption unit
Of those in the labour force, 7.6% are unemployed. Prades-le-Lez has 1,100 jobs for 2,900 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 4.5% of working residents in Prades-le-Lez went to work by public transport.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Bicycle5%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot3%
1,100
jobs based in Prades-le-Lez, 0.4 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,270
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 64% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Prades-le-Lez
Is Prades-le-Lez safe?
It grades A− for safety, #9 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Prades-le-Lez good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #29 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.
Is Prades-le-Lez expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Prades-le-Lez grades D− for cost of living.
About Prades-le-Lez
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Prades-le-Lez is a commune of 6,184 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
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.
