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A town of 2,840 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Sussargues has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 11 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,716/m², a 70 m² home costs 10.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Sussargues does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sussargues 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.
Sussargues has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sussargues; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sussargues.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #79 of 80 in Hérault. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les PinsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 82%−11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
60 sales of houses and apartments in Sussargues, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,716/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €13.38/m² a month. The sales split: 78% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,814/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Sussargues is Clinique Via Domitia, 6.9 mi away. 182 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 237: 23% below. Women in Hérault live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises locally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5.4% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 7.6% are unemployed. Per resident in work, Sussargues counts 0.2 jobs (250 jobs, 1,300 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of residents, close to Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Residents of Sussargues have a median age of 46.7. The under-15s are 17% of the population here.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sussargues | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 51% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Sussargues. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Castries4 km south, in CastriesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues3 km southeast, in Saint-Geniès-des-MourguesChurchChurchChapelle de la Capelette2.7 km southwest, in CastriesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaulieu2.4 km northeast, in BeaulieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Geniès3 km southeast, in Saint-Geniès-des-MourguesTheme parkTheme parkTeraventure5 km east, in Entre-VignesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Sussargues has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sussargues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussargues | 2,840 | — | — | D | — | A− |
| Restinclières | 2,612 | 1.8 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Saint-Drézéry | 3,006 | 1.9 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Castries | 6,883 | 2.5 | B | D | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Brès | 3,623 | 3.3 | B− | D | A | A− |
| Baillargues | 7,829 | 3.6 | C | D− | C+ | B |
| Vendargues | 7,262 | 4 | C+ | D− | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sussargues has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,716/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.08/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sussargues grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Sussargues is a commune of 2,840 people in the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. 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 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.