Saint-Pargoire’s strongest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,401/m² costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault. Incomes are on the low side: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 10.0% unemployment.
Figures: 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-Pargoire has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Pargoire 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pargoire.
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Pargoire sees fewer deaths than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Pargoire is Polyclinique Pasteur, 7.1 mi away. 265 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, close to the 266 that France’s rates at each age predict. In Hérault, women can expect to live 86.3 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 2 general practitioners here.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Pargoire · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Pasteur
11.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Pargoire than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.71/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
93 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Pargoire, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,401/m². The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,401/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Pargoire€2,401/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,438/m²
91
€11.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.28 to €14.77/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.14/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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Money is tighter in Saint-Pargoire than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,740 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 6.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 10.0%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Saint-Pargoire, 0.4 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,740
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
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Saint-Pargoire, above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and close to compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Saint-Pargoire is 43.2. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents.
43.2median age
Saint-PargoireHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Pargoire
Is Saint-Pargoire safe?
Saint-Pargoire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Pargoire 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 €2,401/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Pargoire grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Pargoire
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Pargoire is a commune of 2,501 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
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.
