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It is a town of 1,246 residents in Hérault, Occitanie.
Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel’s best grade is for health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is walkability (D).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel 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.
Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Pitié, in Beaulieu, 4.5 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel.
At the census, 3.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 6.5% of the labour force are out of work. Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel holds 150 jobs; 550 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel is Clinique du Parc, 9.9 mi away. One GP practises here. Women in Hérault live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €12.27/m² a month. Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 24 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older. 7.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 20%.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel yet.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel is a commune of 1,246 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. 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
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-Bauzille-de-Montmel | 1,246 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Saint-Drézéry | 3,006 | 2.8 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers | 4,979 | 4.6 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Sussargues | 2,840 | 4.7 | — | D | — | A− |
| Restinclières | 2,612 | 5.2 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Teyran | 4,787 | 6.4 | A | C− | A+ | A |
| Sommières Gard | 5,073 | 6.4 | D | C | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 November 9, 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.