Where it does best is schools — brevet results 9 points above the expected rate. It also trails on cost of living (C−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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. Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois 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-Putois 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.46/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,371/m², comes from 60 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 87% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,371/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois€2,371/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,411/m²
52
€11.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.53 to €13.77/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois’ ages would predict, 77 per 100 expected, under Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 194 deaths in Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois from 2016 to 2025; there were 150, 23% fewer. In Hérault, women can expect to live 86.3 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois can choose among 4 GPs.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Louis
19.2 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
More people in Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois are out of work than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 13.7%
Households’ median disposable income: €23,700 a year per consumption unit. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois, 0.4 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 16% of Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.6% of the town, near Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 33% of adults. The middle age in Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois is 46.6.
46.6median age
Saint-Bauzille-de-PutoisHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois
Is Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois safe?
Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 17.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois good?
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,371/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois grades C− for cost of living.
About Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois is a commune of 1,766 people in the Communauté de communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises. 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
Population
1,766 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises
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.