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A town of 1,001 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Saussines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 13.7% unemployment. Its strongest is schools (B+): bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Saussines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saussines 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saussines: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saussines. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Sommières3.8 km northeast, in SommièresFortFortEnceinte de Boisseron2.2 km east, in BoisseronChâteauChâteauMas de Christin3.7 km east, in JunasChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villevieille4.6 km northeast, in VillevieilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Buzignargues4.2 km west, in BuzignarguesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saussines.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price, so the Cost Grade uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Saussines is above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Saussines comes above both Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston DoumergueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 212 | 89%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Lucie AubracNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 165 | 98%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Maintenon PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 112 | 100%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Saussines, that is above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saussines: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Saussines is église Saint-Étienne.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 76 residents of Saussines died, against 83 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
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
Saussines sits below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saussines | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saussines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
église Saint-Étienne: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Saussines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saussines | 1,001 | — | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Sommières Gard | 5,073 | 2.1 | D | C | D− | D |
| Restinclières | 2,612 | 2.8 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Sussargues | 2,840 | 4.3 | — | D | — | A− |
| Saint-Drézéry | 3,006 | 4.4 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Aubais Gard | 2,925 | 4.8 | — | C− | — | B |
| Lunel-Viel | 4,507 | 6.1 | C+ | D | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saussines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 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 71% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saussines is a commune of 1,001 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.