Sérignan grades D− overall: better than 3% of compared French towns, and #75 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 67% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Sérignan 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 Sérignan.
HousingCost of living D
The median sale price of homes in Sérignan is €2,971/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 391 sales of houses and apartments in Sérignan from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,252/m² for the median of compared towns in Hérault.
€2,971/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sérignan€2,971/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,953/m²
303
Apartments
€3,146/m²
88
€13.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.89 to €16.02/m² a month)
9.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,120
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Béziers-Méditerranée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Sérignan records more crime per resident than 91% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 303 offenses in the graded categories in Sérignan in 2025. Violence against people ran at 12 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 23.7 (2023–2025 average). 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, 0.3% of the index here.
12recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage106
Family violence47
Other physical violence45
Theft from vehicles34
Burglary31
Sexual violence23
Vehicle theft17
Theft without violence144
Fraud80
Drug use36
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.
12
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
303
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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
Who lives here
Sérignan skews older, with 35% of residents 65 or over, more than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns
For Sérignan, that is above both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). 14% of residents are children under 15.
54.2median age
SérignanHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
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%. 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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Sérignan has higher unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 16.4%
Sérignan sits above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Sérignan has 2,150 jobs for 2,750 working residents, 0.8 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,600 a year per consumption unit.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,150
jobs based in Sérignan, 0.8 per working resident
16.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Sérignan’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 61% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,016 residents of Sérignan died, against 1,051 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Its care home for older people (63 places) counts its residents as Sérignan’s; allowing for it, deaths were 8% below expected. 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.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Sérignan · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Beziers
5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Beziers
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sérignan
Is Sérignan safe?
It grades D for safety, #70 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 106 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sérignan good?
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #51 of 80 in Hérault. The lycée stands out: 96% of 370 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Marc Bloch in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sérignan expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.21/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Sérignan grades D for cost of living.
About Sérignan
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Sérignan is a commune of 8,588 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béziers-Méditerranée. 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
8,588 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Béziers-Méditerranée
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.
