Villeveyrac’s weakest is cost of living (C−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on jobs & income as well — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 10.1% unemployment. Crime is low: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 12.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade comes out at C−, #55 of 84 in Hérault. That leaves it better than 23% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Villeveyrac 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 Villeveyrac.
HousingCost of living C−
A typical home in Villeveyrac sells for €2,738/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
105 houses and apartments changed hands in Villeveyrac from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €11.16/m² a month. The sales split: 93% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,738/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villeveyrac€2,738/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,759/m²
98
€12.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.16 to €15.38/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,500
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Villeveyrac sees 95 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Hérault is 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 408 deaths in Villeveyrac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 358: 14% above. The nearest emergency department to Villeveyrac is Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete, 7.3 mi away. 2 GPs practise here.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Villeveyrac · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete
7.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Less crime per resident in Villeveyrac than in 64% of compared French towns
83 offenses were reported in Villeveyrac during 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was family violence (2025).
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence28
Criminal damage28
Burglary13
Theft from vehicles8
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
Theft without violence16
Drug use13
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
83
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.7%
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 other physical violence and sexual violence, 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, 8.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Villeveyrac: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Villeveyrac is Ancienne abbaye de Sainte-Marie de Valmagne.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villeveyrac
Is Villeveyrac safe?
It grades B for safety, #27 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Is Villeveyrac expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.50/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Villeveyrac grades C− for cost of living.
About Villeveyrac
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Villeveyrac is a commune of 3,972 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Sète Agglopôle 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
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.
