Saint-Pons-de-Thomières’s best grade is for schools — bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 10 points above the expected rate. Prices are modest for what you get (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is its weak spot (D) — an average of 19.8 recorded violent incidents and 20.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Pons-de-Thomières 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-Pons-de-Thomières 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Pons-de-Thomières counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières before 1900, the earliest Jean Joseph Rocque, in 1749.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières.
Safety
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières records more crime per resident than 95% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières was criminal damage (2025). In all, 47 offenses reached the police record here in 2025. This Hérault town has 1,200 jobs for 500 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
19.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage15
Other physical violence11
Family violence8
Sexual violence7
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence19
Fraud11
Drug use6
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.
19.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
47
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.1%
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 · When vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.1% 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.
Schools
Exam results around Saint-Pons-de-Thomières beat 91% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Saint-Pons-de-Thomières is 93.0%, above both Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 91% passed the bac pro, of 45 candidates. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 19.1 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières are out of work than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 19.5%
At the census, 22.6% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €19,560 a year per consumption unit, below Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
On foot19%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,200
jobs based in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, 2.5 per working resident
19.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières skews older, with 34% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
14% are under 15, below both Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Graduates make up 16% of adults.
54.7median age
Saint-Pons-de-ThomièresHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Buying in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières costs less than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €717/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.06/m² a month, below both Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €6.87/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières from July 2023 to June 2026: 90 houses and apartments.
€717/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières€717/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€721/m²
75
€9.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €11.59/m² a month)
2.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,470
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières is 21.2 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 331 deaths in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières from 2016 to 2025; there were 405, 22% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Pons-de-Thomières records 83 deaths per 100 expected, below Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88) alike. 3 GPs practise in the town. 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.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
21.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique des Trois Vallees
24.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Pons-de-Thomières counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Pons. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Pons-de-Thomières counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Is Saint-Pons-de-Thomières safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Pons-de-Thomières expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Pons-de-Thomières grades A− for cost of living.
About Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières is a commune of 1,706 people in the Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux. 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.
