Health is a strength (B): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. It lags on jobs & income as well — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. At the median price of €2,530/m², a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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-Jean-de-Fos 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-Jean-de-Fos 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.
Pont sur l'Hérault, dit Pont du diable: Photo: Baldiri · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Fos.
Schools
Exam results around Saint-Jean-de-Fos trail 93% of compared French towns
83.0%passed the brevetDSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Jean-de-Fos, 83.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, lower than both Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 3 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Deaths in Saint-Jean-de-Fos run below what its ages would predict: 84 per 100 expected, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 147 residents of Saint-Jean-de-Fos died, against 175 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jean-de-Fos is Chu Mtp Smur Antenne Clermont L Herault, 7.4 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners here. In Hérault, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Jean-de-Fos · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Mtp Smur Antenne Clermont L Herault
15.9 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
Incomes in Saint-Jean-de-Fos run lower than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €24,000 a year per consumption unit
7%walk, cycle or take transit
7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 11.2%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Fos, 0.4 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 61% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Jean-de-Fos keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Fos; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Jean-de-Fos than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.44/m² a month
€2,530/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
51 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Jean-de-Fos, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,530/m². House rents are put at about €8.78/m² a month. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Jean-de-Fos€2,530/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,514/m²
50
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.83 to €13.91/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Saint-Jean-de-Fos hold a degree than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 39%
45.9median age
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.9%, below Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. At 45.9, the median resident of Saint-Jean-de-Fos sits in the middle of the age range.
Saint-Jean-de-FosHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Saint-Jean-de-Fos is a commune of 1,745 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
Population
1,745 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.2 km²)
INSEE code
34267
Saint-Jean-de-Fos’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Jean-de-Fos
Is Saint-Jean-de-Fos safe?
Saint-Jean-de-Fos has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 13.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Jean-de-Fos good?
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Jean-de-Fos 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 €2,530/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-de-Fos grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
