Saint-Jean-de-Védas grades C+ overall, better than 38% of compared French towns, and ranks #37 of 84 in Hérault. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 9.2 recorded violent incidents and 28.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. On health it is strong: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is a strength too — nearly nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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-Jean-de-Védas 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 la Mosson, situé sur la route départementale n° 612: Photo: Sacamol · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Védas.
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Saint-Jean-de-Védas costs more than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €15.97/m² a month
€4,074/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Saint-Jean-de-Védas sell for €4,025/m², houses for €4,156/m². The middle sale price: €4,074/m², higher than both Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 410 homes were sold locally.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Jean-de-Védas€4,074/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,156/m²
233
Apartments
€4,025/m²
177
€15.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.83 to €18.45/m² a month)
11.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Saint-Jean-de-Védas than in 93% of compared French towns
9.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
For 2025, the figures show 535 offenses in Saint-Jean-de-Védas. This Hérault town has 9,100 jobs for 5,900 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Also worth knowing: in 2025, theft from vehicles led the graded crimes locally.
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles160
Criminal damage159
Vehicle theft62
Burglary53
Other physical violence49
Family violence35
Sexual violence17
Theft without violence275
Fraud125
Drug use106
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.
9.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
28.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
535
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, 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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Getting about on foot is easier in Saint-Jean-de-Védas than in 88% of compared French towns
17%walk, cycle or take transit
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,920 a year. Public transport took 8.3% of Saint-Jean-de-Védas’ working residents to work at the census. Unemployment stands at 10.1%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport8%
Bicycle5%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
9,100
jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Védas, 1.5 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Saint-Jean-de-Védas loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 76 per 100 expected, below Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Jean-de-Védas can choose among 33 GPs. 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. 921 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,147: 20% below.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
33
GPs in Saint-Jean-de-Védas · 5.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Jean Sud de France
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Saint Roch
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 2.3% of the total, lower than both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Saint-Jean-de-Védas hold a degree than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 48%
41.2median age
21% of residents are 65 or over. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Hérault’s towns (17%) and close to compared French towns (17%).
Saint-Jean-de-VédasHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
87.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the 13 collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points above the expected rate
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 91% passed the bac pro, of 170 candidates at 2 lycées. On school results, the town ranks #47 of 80 in Hérault. Near Saint-Jean-de-Védas, 94.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).
Saint-Jean-de-Védas is a commune of 13,328 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
Population
13,328 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
INSEE code
34270
Saint-Jean-de-Védas’ 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-Védas
Is Saint-Jean-de-Védas safe?
It grades D for safety, #72 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 53 burglaries and 159 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Jean-de-Védas good?
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #47 of 80 in Hérault. 93% of 634 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jules Guesde in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Jean-de-Védas expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-de-Védas grades D− 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.
