Where to live in Montpellier with a family

Ranking of Montpellier's 34 areas with CityPulse's “Family” profile. What matters most: public green space, playgrounds on foot, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Montpellier to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Les Hauts de Massane (92), Les Aubes (90) and Plan des Quatre Seigneurs (87).

Montpellier areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Les Hauts de Massane	92 · excellent	Public green space
2	Les Aubes	90 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
3	Plan des Quatre Seigneurs	87 · excellent	Public green space
4	La Paillade	86 · excellent	Public green space
5	Estanove	85 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Boutonnet	84 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
7	Aiguelongue	84 · excellent	Public green space
8	Pas du Loup	83 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
9	Croix d'Argent	83 · excellent	Public green space
10	Mosson	83 · excellent	Public green space
11	Les Grisettes	83 · excellent	Public green space
12	Les Arceaux	83 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
13	Val de Croze	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
14	Malbosc	81 · excellent	Public green space
15	La Chamberte	81 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Celleneuve	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
17	Alco	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Les Cévennes	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
19	Lemasson	79 · good	Public green space
20	La Pompignane	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Hôpitaux-Facultés	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	La Martelle	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Le Millénaire	77 · good	Playgrounds on foot
24	Beaux-Arts	77 · good	Services on foot
25	Figuerolles	77 · good	Playgrounds on foot
26	Aiguerelles	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Port Marianne	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
28	Prés d'Arènes	73 · good	Playgrounds on foot
29	Gambetta	72 · good	Playgrounds on foot
30	Euromédecine	69 · good	Public green space
31	Parc à Ballon	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Saint-Martin	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	L'Écusson	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
34	Antigone	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources