Servian grades D overall: better than 8% of compared French towns, and #69 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% 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 Servian 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 Servian.
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Servian than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.14/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,291/m², comes from 209 sales of houses and apartments in Servian from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,291/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Servian€2,291/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,375/m²
200
€11.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.05 to €13.72/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.85/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
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Servian run higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Servian: 102 deaths for every 100 expected. 559 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 494: 13% above. In Hérault, women can expect to live 86.3 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Hérault town has 6 family doctors.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Servian · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Saint Privat
6.4 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
Servian has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.7 for each
The unemployment rate comes to 12.6%. The median disposable income was €24,310 a year per consumption unit, near Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 4.6% of Servian’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,650
jobs based in Servian, 0.7 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,310
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 70% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Servian ranks above 58% of compared French towns for crime per resident
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.7 violent offenses and 15.5 graded property crimes a year. The police record for Servian lists 150 offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
7.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage57
Family violence33
Burglary23
Other physical violence17
Theft from vehicles13
Vehicle theft7
Fraud39
Theft without violence25
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.
7.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
150
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.9%
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 · For sexual violence and armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 2.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Servian, above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
21% of residents are 65 or over, below Hérault’s towns (24%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 27% have a degree. Servian has a median age of 43.5.
43.5median age
ServianHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
glise Saint-Julien-et-Sainte-Basilisse: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont sur la Thongue, sur l'ancienne R.N. 9: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Servian
Is Servian safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #45 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Servian good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns and #64 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Servian 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 €2,291/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Servian grades C− for cost of living.
About Servian
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Servian is a commune of 5,517 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
5,517 (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.
