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1,394 people call this town in Hérault, Occitanie home.
Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle’s best grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on schools as well — brevet results a point below the expected rate. Where it falls short is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle 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.
The one thing Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle 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-Paul-et-Valmalle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Oppidum pré-romain ou site archéologique de l'agglomération antique du Castellas, in Murviel-lès-Montpellier, 3 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 74 deaths in Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle from 2016 to 2025; there were 53, 28% fewer. Average lifespans in Hérault: 86.3 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Hérault town has one family doctor.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up just over four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 34 homes in Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €12.56/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
16% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 8.4% of residents. Also worth knowing: among adults, 39% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 0.9 mi away. General-bac pupils go 7 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vincent BadieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 92%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 9.8% are unemployed. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle yet.
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-Paul-et-Valmalle | 1,394 | — | — | C− | — | A |
| Montarnaud | 4,208 | 1.6 | B | D | B+ | B+ |
| Vailhauquès | 2,722 | 3.5 | — | C− | — | A |
| Pignan | 8,431 | 5 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
| Cournonterral | 7,359 | 5.1 | B− | D | A− | B |
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques | 5,676 | 5.2 | C | D | B− | C |
| Cournonsec | 3,616 | 5.8 | B− | D | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.83/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle is a commune of 1,394 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
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 9, 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.