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It is a town of 6,427 residents in Hérault, Occitanie.
The local economy is weaker than most: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 13.5% unemployment. With a C overall, Saint-André-de-Sangonis is better than 34% of compared French towns and ranks #44 of 84 in Hérault. Its schools beat most (B+): bac results 1.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.9 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,577/m² costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Saint-André-de-Sangonis does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-André-de-Sangonis 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 no building in Saint-André-de-Sangonis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, in Gignac, 2.6 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-André-de-Sangonis.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,577/m², comes from 195 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-André-de-Sangonis from July 2023 to June 2026. Apartments in Saint-André-de-Sangonis sell for €2,291/m², houses for €2,716/m². Of the homes sold, 84% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,716/m² | 163 |
| Apartments | €2,291/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 95% of 44 candidates passed the bac pro. For exam results, it comes #31 of 80 in Hérault. The brevet pass rate near Saint-André-de-Sangonis is 88.5%, about level with both Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Max RouquetteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 171 | 95%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Simone VeilNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 174 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 8.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €24,120 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Saint-André-de-Sangonis has a median age of 41.1. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.9% of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 548 deaths in Saint-André-de-Sangonis from 2016 to 2025; there were 558, 2% more. Its care home for older people (59 places) counts its residents as Saint-André-de-Sangonis’; allowing for it, deaths were 8% below expected. Also worth knowing: this Hérault town has 7 family doctors. At birth, a girl in Hérault can expect 86.3 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Recorded offenses in Saint-André-de-Sangonis came to 132 in 2025. Violence against people ran at 7.6 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 14.3 (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-André-de-Sangonis (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft, 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, 1.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-André-de-Sangonis. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-André-de-Sangonis is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Saint-André-de-Sangonis.
Joseph Boussinesq: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | — | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Gignac | 6,651 | 2.4 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
| Canet | 3,619 | 3 | C | C− | B+ | B− |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 4 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Aniane | 2,979 | 4.8 | D | C | C+ | C |
| Paulhan | 4,039 | 7.7 | D | C− | B | B− |
| Saint-Pargoire | 2,501 | 8.4 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #41 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #31 of 80 in Hérault. The lycée stands out: 99% of 174 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Simone Veil in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,577/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-André-de-Sangonis grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-André-de-Sangonis is a commune of 6,427 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'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
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.