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A town of 2,238 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Valergues has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (B+): brevet results at the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Valergues does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Valergues 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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Valergues has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valergues.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €13.06/m² a month. Houses were 89% of what sold. Sales in Valergues from July 2023 to June 2026: 54 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,678/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Nearly two in five adults hold a degree. Valergues has a median age of 41.8 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Valergues | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 3.1 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de la Petite CamargueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 173 | 87%−3 pts |
| Collège le BérangeBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 139 | 97%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Hérault can expect 86.3 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 116 residents of Valergues died, against 141 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Valergues can choose among 2 GPs.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. 5.6% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 7.7%. 350 jobs are based in Valergues, for 1,050 working residents (0.3 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Valergues. Best known first.
Valergues has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Agathe: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Valergues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valergues | 2,238 | — | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Lansargues | 3,233 | 1.3 | A− | C− | B | A− |
| Saint-Brès | 3,623 | 1.4 | B− | D | A | A− |
| Lunel-Viel | 4,507 | 1.7 | C+ | D | B+ | C |
| Mudaison | 3,009 | 1.9 | — | D | — | A |
| Baillargues | 7,829 | 2.4 | C | D− | C+ | B |
| Saint-Just | 3,293 | 2.9 | — | D | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Valergues has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 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 70% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.12/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Valergues grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Valergues is a commune of 2,238 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de l'Or. 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.