Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
5,676 residents make their home in this town in Hérault, Occitanie.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it does best is walkability (A−) — 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Pupils here do better than most (B+): bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 2.8 points above the expected rate. The overall grade comes out at C, #49 of 84 in Hérault. Nationally, it does better than 31% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Georges-d'Orques 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-Georges-d'Orques as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de Vignogoul, in Pignan, 1.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Georges-d'Orques. Best known first.
AbbeyAbbaye de Vignogoul1.9 km south, in Pignan
ChâteauChâteau de Fourques2.3 km southeast, in Juvignac
ChâteauChâteau de Bionne3.4 km east, in MontpellierMuseumMuseumOppidum d'Altimurium3.7 km west, in Murviel-lès-MontpellierChâteauChâteauChâteau des évêques de Montpellier3.6 km southeast, in LavérunePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Georges-d'Orques.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €3,191/m², about level with Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses sell for €3,578/m² in Saint-Georges-d'Orques, apartments for €1,714/m². The sales split: 53% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,578/m² | 91 |
| Apartments | €1,714/m² | 80 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €27,280 a year per consumption unit, above both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Saint-Georges-d'Orques counts 0.5 jobs (1,300 jobs, 2,400 workers). No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 208 candidates at 2 lycées. The brevet pass rate near Saint-Georges-d'Orques is 86.5%, below Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%). Ranked by results, schools here are #30 of 80 in Hérault.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Charles PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 90 | 100%+4 pts |
| Lycée Jean MonnetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 427 | 96%+2 pts |
| Collège les GarriguesBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 130 | 80%+12 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.
After the care-home adjustment, Saint-Georges-d'Orques’ deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, above both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 488 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 525, 7% more. Life expectancy at birth in Hérault is 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Georges-d'Orques can choose among 6 GPs.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in Saint-Georges-d'Orques. Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Georges-d'Orques show 136 offenses in 2025. Violence against people averaged 5.4 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 16.5.
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 sexual violence, 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, 2.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents. At 45.6, the median resident of Saint-Georges-d'Orques sits in the middle of the age range.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Saint-Georges-d'Orques is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Georges-d'Orques.
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-Georges-d'Orques | 5,676 | — | C | D | B− | C |
| Juvignac | 14,055 | 1.3 | C | D | C | A |
| Pignan | 8,431 | 2.1 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
| Lavérune | 3,302 | 2.2 | C+ | D | C+ | B+ |
| Grabels | 9,092 | 3.1 | B− | D | B− | B− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Védas | 13,328 | 3.4 | C+ | D− | D | A− |
| Fabrègues | 7,447 | 4 | C | D | 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 49 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #30 of 80 in Hérault. The lycée stands out: 96% of 427 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Monnet in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Georges-d'Orques grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Georges-d'Orques is a commune of 5,676 people in the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. 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 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.