Quarante has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 11.4% unemployment. At the median price of €1,528/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Sud-Hérault. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 94% 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.
Each subject compares Quarante 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Quarante’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 74% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Quarante’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, above both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Quarante · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive du Grand Narbonne
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
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
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Quarante costs less than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.89/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Quarante, that is below both Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,528/m², comes from 86 sales of houses and apartments in Quarante from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,528/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Quarante€1,528/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,517/m²
85
€9.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.02 to €12.20/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sud-Hérault
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Quarante: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Quarante above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Quarante: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Quarante is Église Sainte-Marie.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Quarante
Is Quarante safe?
Quarante has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Quarante good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Quarante expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,528/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Quarante grades B+ for cost of living.
About Quarante
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Quarante is a commune of 1,776 people in the Communauté de communes Sud-Hérault. 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.
