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A town of 1,225 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Puimisson has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 10.0% unemployment. At the median price of €2,022/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Les Avant-Monts. Its strongest is walkability (B): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Puimisson does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Puimisson 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Puimisson, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puimisson.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 118 residents of Puimisson died, against 121 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). At birth, a girl in Hérault can expect 86.3 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. One GP practises in the town.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.4 mi away. The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les ArbourysNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 87%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.8% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.0%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Hérault’s towns (11.8%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Puimisson, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,022/m², comes from 48 sales of houses and apartments in Puimisson from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.24/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,022/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under 15: 19% of residents. Graduates make up 32% of adults. Also worth knowing: residents of Puimisson have a median age of 46.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Puimisson | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Puimisson. Best known first.
Puimisson has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Puimisson.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puimisson | 1,225 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Magalas | 3,582 | 2.2 | C | C | B | B− |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers | 3,124 | 2.6 | A− | C+ | A | B |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers | 3,000 | 3.4 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Lignan-sur-Orb | 3,227 | 4.4 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Servian | 5,517 | 4.9 | D | C− | C+ | C− |
| Boujan-sur-Libron | 3,619 | 5.1 | B− | D | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Puimisson has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 10.6 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 27% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,022/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Puimisson grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Puimisson is a commune of 1,225 people in the Communauté de communes Les Avant-Monts. 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.