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| About 70 former missionaries live in the home |
French police are hunting for a man who burst into a retirement home for former missionaries before tying up and stabbing a woman to death.
The attack, which happened late on Thursday, is not linked to Islamist militancy, a prosecutor said.
Christophe Barret said investigators believed it was a "local" crime and have identified a suspect.
France remains in a formal state of emergency since a wave of terrorist attacks last year.
The assailant was reportedly armed with a shotgun and a knife when he entered the home in Montferrier-sur-Lez, near the southern city of Montpellier.
Residents of the home "are very elderly with an average age of 75 although some are over 90," a local councillor said, adding that many need assistance to walk.
A nurse raised the alarm after escaping from the home but when police arrived they found the body of the dead woman gagged and tied up outside the building.
The suspect had fled and is still at large despite the efforts of search teams including a helicopter.
Mr Barret said that the suspect is believed to be someone who has links to the home. He has not been named.
Police have also searched a suspicious vehicle nearby and found an airgun.
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