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The town has 1,722 residents and lies in Hérault, Occitanie.
Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit’s schools beat most: brevet results 2.9 points above the expected rate. Health is a strength (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 11.5% unemployment. At the median price of €2,361/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Les Avant-Monts.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit 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-Geniès-de-Fontedit 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-Geniès-de-Fontedit has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →The list names few of Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit, 91.0% passed the brevet, higher than both Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.7 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les ArbourysNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 87%−4 pts |
| Collège Le CèdreBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 119 | 94%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Hérault, women can expect to live 86.3 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 164 deaths in Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit from 2016 to 2025; there were 129, 21% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit is Polyclinique Saint Privat, 7.9 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Half the people of Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit are older than 48.1. A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, in line with Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%).
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Households’ median disposable income: €24,370 a year per consumption unit. 4.2% of Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.5%, close to Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
80 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,361/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,361/m² | 80 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit is a commune of 1,722 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
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-Geniès-de-Fontedit | 1,722 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Magalas | 3,582 | 2.1 | C | C | B | B− |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers | 3,000 | 2.6 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers | 3,124 | 3.6 | A− | C+ | A | B |
| Lignan-sur-Orb | 3,227 | 5.9 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 5,261 | 6.5 | C+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| Servian | 5,517 | 7 | D | C− | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. 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 €2,361/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit grades C+ for cost of living.
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 November 4, 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.