Hérault

Hérault has 1,217,331 residents in 342 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €3,200/m², from €1,060/m² in Bédarieux to €5,270/m² in La Grande-Motte among communes of more than 2,000 people. 53% of households own their main home.

Département 34 · 342 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,217,331residents2022 census

€3,200/m²median price per m²five years of sales

53%of households own their homemain home

17%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Hérault.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Hérault : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Hérault : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Hérault : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 113 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Agde	29,612	€3,580/m²	€20,410	55%	16%	24.7%	9%	83
Aniane	2,956	€2,550/m²	€22,130	63%	11%	11.6%	9%	36
Baillargues	7,793	€3,900/m²	€25,640	61%	8%	10.3%	14%	52
Balaruc-le-Vieux	2,749	€3,660/m²	€24,440	73%	12%	10.2%	9%	42
Balaruc-les-Bains	7,136	€4,140/m²	€23,210	65%	15%	13.7%	10%	50
Bassan	2,353	€2,440/m²	€22,540	72%	11%	11.3%	1%	18
Beaulieu	2,239	€3,790/m²	€27,020	78%	9%	6.1%	19%	33
Bessan	5,705	€2,310/m²	€20,810	64%	11%	14.5%	16%	8
Boisseron	2,178	€3,230/m²	€25,430	77%	9%	9.3%	29%	23
Boujan-sur-Libron	3,536	€2,320/m²	€22,710	58%	18%	10.5%	1%	42
Bédarieux	5,820	€1,060/m²	€18,140	54%	15%	20.7%	23%	50
Béziers	80,815	€1,850/m²	€16,830	40%	12%	21.5%	4%	127
Candillargues	2,102	€3,810/m²	€25,040	74%	6%	6.6%	2%	21
Canet	3,600	€2,810/m²	€22,940	75%	8%	10.1%	0%	35
Capestang	3,413	€2,040/m²	€20,850	69%	13%	11.5%	1%	48
Castelnau-le-Lez	25,404	€4,050/m²	€25,160	47%	10%	9.8%	13%	125
Castries	6,722	€3,920/m²	€26,010	63%	12%	9.1%	37%	61
Caux	2,692	€2,300/m²	€21,810	71%	13%	14.4%	9%	38
Cazouls-lès-Béziers	5,185	€1,860/m²	€20,990	68%	10%	15.5%	1%	41
Cers	2,523	€2,510/m²	€21,550	69%	13%	14.6%	1%	15
Cessenon-sur-Orb	2,390	€1,700/m²	€21,500	72%	15%	16.3%	33%	20
Clapiers	6,010	€4,130/m²	€28,000	66%	10%	9.1%	66%	59
Clermont-l'Hérault	9,372	€2,310/m²	€19,320	47%	12%	16.7%	56%	32
Colombiers	2,755	€2,730/m²	€22,970	67%	12%	13.1%	6%	41
Cournonsec	3,583	€3,530/m²	€24,160	72%	7%	9.9%	21%	44
Cournonterral	7,019	€3,300/m²	€22,850	67%	8%	9.6%	42%	18
Entre-Vignes	2,186	€2,930/m²	€25,740	78%	9%	6.2%	0%	23
Fabrègues	7,200	€3,620/m²	€24,410	69%	10%	9.1%	25%	19
Florensac	5,138	€2,430/m²	€20,750	70%	14%	13.0%	15%	46
Frontignan	23,788	€3,450/m²	€21,830	61%	13%	14.6%	2%	49
Ganges	3,854	€1,530/m²	€17,450	42%	20%	19.8%	3%	64
Gigean	6,559	€3,110/m²	€22,830	71%	7%	10.5%	0%	54
Gignac	6,713	€2,780/m²	€21,810	59%	8%	13.9%	1%	95
Grabels	9,060	€3,270/m²	€24,100	49%	8%	11.2%	64%	49
Jacou	6,964	€3,990/m²	€26,300	64%	7%	10.9%	25%	111
Juvignac	13,776	€3,280/m²	€23,130	52%	10%	13.7%	66%	33
La Grande-Motte	8,508	€5,270/m²	€23,390	62%	25%	15.5%	33%	33
Lamalou-les-Bains	2,421	€2,120/m²	€21,110	58%	24%	12.8%	41%	50
Lansargues	3,130	€3,260/m²	€24,270	67%	8%	11.8%	2%	32
Lattes	17,592	€4,600/m²	€26,460	60%	12%	9.5%	13%	73
Lavérune	3,298	€3,580/m²	€25,360	63%	9%	14.1%	24%	49
Le Crès	9,267	€4,060/m²	€25,900	67%	12%	11.0%	42%	75
Le Pouget	2,101	€2,550/m²	€22,190	73%	10%	11.4%	6%	26
Les Matelles	2,068	€3,830/m²	€28,150	79%	11%	5.7%	30%	29
Lespignan	3,355	€1,960/m²	€21,340	73%	11%	17.1%	0%	29
Lignan-sur-Orb	3,227	€2,470/m²	€23,050	78%	13%	10.2%	2%	25
Lodève	7,202	€1,450/m²	€18,140	47%	15%	19.9%	72%	29
Loupian	2,179	€3,230/m²	€21,680	73%	9%	12.9%	3%	35
Lunel	26,380	€2,640/m²	€19,600	55%	12%	18.0%	2%	122
Lunel-Viel	4,497	€3,130/m²	€21,680	64%	9%	11.5%	3%	37
Magalas	3,531	€2,310/m²	€21,650	79%	11%	13.4%	4%	30
Maraussan	4,693	€2,230/m²	€21,930	67%	11%	10.1%	5%	21
Marseillan	8,047	€3,840/m²	€20,880	60%	18%	16.7%	4%	29
Marsillargues	6,787	€2,880/m²	€21,260	58%	11%	11.2%	0%	21
Mauguio	16,417	€4,470/m²	€25,140	61%	15%	12.0%	2%	72
Maureilhan	2,465	€2,230/m²	€22,070	79%	11%	10.7%	0%	15
Mireval	3,301	€3,530/m²	€24,520	73%	11%	8.0%	0%	25
Montady	4,020	€2,490/m²	€22,230	80%	12%	11.7%	0%	33
Montagnac	4,465	€2,160/m²	€18,320	66%	12%	18.6%	0%	31
Montarnaud	4,186	€3,300/m²	€24,730	79%	6%	8.5%	10%	41
Montbazin	2,903	€2,740/m²	€23,620	77%	9%	9.2%	1%	20
Montblanc	2,896	€2,480/m²	€22,230	73%	13%	11.5%	3%	23
Montferrier-sur-Lez	4,117	€4,550/m²	€33,630	70%	14%	9.6%	25%	55
Montpellier	307,101	€3,410/m²	€19,670	31%	7%	18.5%	13%	357
Mudaison	2,954	€3,740/m²	€24,820	72%	9%	7.2%	3%	37
Murviel-lès-Béziers	3,038	€1,720/m²	€21,120	72%	12%	10.5%	11%	19
Murviel-lès-Montpellier	2,002	€3,530/m²	€25,830	83%	8%	7.9%	26%	24
Mèze	12,711	€3,460/m²	€21,470	57%	15%	16.7%	7%	34
Nissan-lez-Enserune	4,077	€1,970/m²	€21,220	71%	12%	14.1%	1%	41
Palavas-les-Flots	6,007	€5,080/m²	€22,190	51%	21%	12.3%	0%	16
Paulhan	4,022	€2,450/m²	€20,570	70%	13%	18.8%	1%	33
Pignan	8,326	€3,510/m²	€24,090	67%	9%	9.3%	43%	13
Pinet	2,012	€2,620/m²	€21,800	69%	11%	12.8%	6%	11
Pomérols	2,255	€2,630/m²	€21,510	78%	14%	15.6%	1%	20
Portiragnes	3,388	€3,380/m²	€22,350	68%	15%	15.6%	0%	26
Poussan	6,540	€3,090/m²	€23,060	70%	10%	9.1%	1%	28
Prades-le-Lez	6,207	€4,040/m²	€26,410	66%	7%	7.6%	29%	35
Puisserguier	3,034	€1,630/m²	€20,670	72%	15%	16.6%	0%	21
Pérols	9,541	€4,590/m²	€26,950	68%	13%	12.7%	14%	57
Pézenas	7,789	€2,270/m²	€18,750	48%	16%	18.7%	18%	131
Restinclières	2,573	€3,780/m²	€26,280	77%	4%	8.7%	18%	30
Roujan	2,297	€2,260/m²	€21,360	75%	15%	14.2%	1%	31
Saint-André-de-Sangonis	6,364	€2,640/m²	€21,660	69%	9%	13.5%	0%	50
Saint-Aunès	4,333	€4,180/m²	€27,160	70%	7%	6.2%	6%	24
Saint-Brès	3,462	€3,710/m²	€24,650	63%	8%	8.6%	13%	63
Saint-Clément-de-Rivière	5,140	€4,370/m²	€34,870	71%	18%	9.3%	62%	15
Saint-Drézéry	2,952	€3,870/m²	€27,330	77%	6%	8.9%	14%	25
Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues	2,112	€3,640/m²	€27,690	71%	8%	6.6%	9%	26
Saint-Georges-d'Orques	5,707	€3,260/m²	€25,520	63%	10%	12.8%	33%	32
Saint-Gély-du-Fesc	10,530	€4,140/m²	€29,940	75%	11%	8.0%	44%	46
Saint-Jean-de-Védas	13,300	€4,090/m²	€25,510	56%	10%	10.2%	28%	111
Saint-Just	3,290	€3,450/m²	€24,370	69%	6%	9.5%	3%	35
Saint-Martin-de-Londres	2,728	€3,350/m²	€24,630	71%	9%	6.7%	11%	49
Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers	4,869	€3,840/m²	€25,010	66%	8%	10.8%	13%	56
Saint-Pargoire	2,438	€2,370/m²	€20,910	78%	10%	10.0%	0%	17
Saint-Thibéry	3,047	€2,230/m²	€20,600	69%	9%	13.1%	11%	24
Sauvian	5,498	€2,830/m²	€22,270	72%	11%	16.1%	0%	32
Servian	5,427	€2,240/m²	€21,670	69%	10%	12.5%	4%	41
Sussargues	2,817	€3,760/m²	€28,460	76%	8%	10.4%	8%	37
Sète	45,090	€3,400/m²	€19,960	47%	17%	18.0%	3%	175
Sérignan	8,437	€3,030/m²	€21,240	60%	15%	16.4%	1%	37
Teyran	4,729	€4,070/m²	€29,970	81%	13%	7.4%	24%	45
Thézan-lès-Béziers	3,070	€2,220/m²	€22,860	71%	12%	14.3%	0%	39
Vailhauquès	2,684	€3,480/m²	€27,230	81%	7%	6.9%	6%	24
Valergues	2,173	€3,590/m²	€24,940	75%	6%	7.7%	6%	25
Valras-Plage	4,300	€3,600/m²	€20,760	60%	28%	22.7%	0%	81
Vendargues	7,157	€3,850/m²	€25,340	61%	9%	7.0%	11%	86
Vendres	2,671	€3,280/m²	€22,350	72%	12%	14.2%	0%	20
Vias	5,960	€3,000/m²	€19,780	61%	14%	17.4%	13%	21
Vic-la-Gardiole	3,413	€5,050/m²	€22,730	66%	8%	12.0%	1%	37
Villeneuve-lès-Béziers	4,283	€2,090/m²	€20,500	62%	12%	17.9%	5%	38
Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone	10,406	€3,780/m²	€24,010	66%	8%	11.6%	4%	42
Villeveyrac	3,953	€2,580/m²	€22,720	73%	10%	10.1%	8%	23

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

1,217,331 residents and 585,084 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%

aged under 15

19%

aged 15–29

29%

aged 60 and over

42%

of households are people living alone

21%

of households are couples with children

10%

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

772,408 homes, 76% of them main residences, with 3.7 rooms on average.

47%

of homes are houses

53%

of households own their home

10%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

17%

second homes

empty homes

83%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191910%

1919–19455%

1946–197015%

1971–199029%

1991–200520%

2006–201921%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

108,892 house and flat sales over five years.

€3,200/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€3,380/m²flats61,100 sales

€2,970/m²houses47,792 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

14.8%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

36%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

10%

managers and professionals among over-15s

29%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Hérault on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

11.8GPs per 10,000 residents2025

383pharmacieson 1 January 2025

1,054food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners1,434

Dentists1,029

Nurses2,624

Physiotherapists3,077

Pharmacies383

Group health centres51

Emergency departments19

Supermarkets and hypermarkets243

Convenience stores and grocers811

Bakeries964

Butchers381

Petrol stations161

EV charging stations515

Post offices and postal points260

Banks409

France services centres49

Police and gendarmerie55

Restaurants6,255

Hairdressers2,135

Nurseries316

Swimming pools48

Sports halls165

Gyms257

Cinemas26

Libraries276

Performance venues28

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 342 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Ground movement100%

Radon100%

Forest fire77%

Earthquake69%

Transport of hazardous goods63%

Flooding54%

Dam failure23%

Industrial hazard1%

3,757natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

68%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows2,620

Drought (clay shrinkage)669

Storms and cyclones342

Ground movement89

Coastal surges and wave damage37

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Communes.

257 communes in the département have their own page.

Abeilhan Adissan Agde Agel Agonès Aigne Aigues-Vives Alignan-du-Vent Aniane Arboras Argelliers Aspiran Assas Assignan Aumelas Aumes Autignac Avène Azillanet Babeau-Bouldoux Baillargues Balaruc-le-Vieux Balaruc-les-Bains Bassan Beaufort Beaulieu Berlou Bessan Boisseron Boisset Boujan-sur-Libron Bouzigues Brenas Brignac Brissac Buzignargues Bédarieux Bélarga Béziers Cabrerolles Cabrières Cambon-et-Salvergues Campagnan Campagne Camplong Candillargues Canet Capestang Carlencas-et-Levas Cassagnoles Castanet-le-Haut Castelnau-de-Guers Castelnau-le-Lez Castries Causse-de-la-Selle Causses-et-Veyran Caussiniojouls Caux Cazedarnes Cazevieille Cazilhac Cazouls-d'Hérault Cazouls-lès-Béziers Ceilhes-et-Rocozels Celles Cers Cessenon-sur-Orb Cesseras Ceyras Clapiers Claret Clermont-l'Hérault Colombiers Colombières-sur-Orb Combaillaux Combes Corneilhan Coulobres Courniou Cournonsec Cournonterral Creissan Cruzy Cébazan Dio-et-Valquières Entre-Vignes Espondeilhan Fabrègues Faugères Ferrals-les-Montagnes Ferrières-Poussarou Ferrières-les-Verreries Florensac Fontanès Fontès Fos Fouzilhon Fozières Fraisse-sur-Agout Frontignan Félines-Minervois Gabian Galargues Ganges Garrigues Gigean Gignac Gorniès Grabels Graissessac Guzargues Hérépian Jacou Joncels Jonquières Juvignac La Boissière La Caunette La Grande-Motte La Livinière La Salvetat-sur-Agout La Tour-sur-Orb La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries Lacoste Lagamas Lamalou-les-Bains Lansargues Laroque Lattes Laurens Lauret Lauroux Lavalette Lavérune Le Bosc Le Bousquet-d'Orb Le Caylar Le Cros Le Crès Le Pouget Le Poujol-sur-Orb Le Pradal Le Puech Le Soulié Le Triadou Les Aires Les Matelles Les Plans Les Rives Lespignan Liausson Lieuran-Cabrières Lieuran-lès-Béziers Lignan-sur-Orb Lodève Loupian Lunas Lunel Lunel-Viel Lézignan-la-Cèbe Magalas Maraussan Margon Marseillan Marsillargues Mas-de-Londres Mauguio Maureilhan Minerve Mireval Mons Montady Montagnac Montarnaud Montaud Montbazin Montblanc Montels Montesquieu Montferrier-sur-Lez Montouliers Montoulieu Montpellier Montpeyroux Moulès-et-Baucels Mourèze Mudaison Murles Murviel-lès-Béziers Murviel-lès-Montpellier Mèze Mérifons Neffiès Nissan-lez-Enserune Nizas Notre-Dame-de-Londres Nébian Nézignan-l'Évêque Octon Olargues Olmet-et-Villecun Olonzac Oupia Pailhès Palavas-les-Flots Pardailhan Paulhan Pierrerue Pignan Pinet Plaissan Poilhes Pomérols Popian Portiragnes Poujols Poussan Pouzolles Pouzols Prades-le-Lez Prades-sur-Vernazobre Prémian Puilacher Puimisson Puissalicon Puisserguier Puéchabon Pégairolles-de-Buèges Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette Péret Pérols Pézenas Pézènes-les-Mines Quarante Restinclières Rieussec Riols Romiguières Roquebrun Roqueredonde Roquessels Rosis Rouet Roujan Saint-André-de-Buèges Saint-André-de-Sangonis Saint-Aunès Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve Saint-Brès Saint-Chinian Saint-Clément-de-Rivière Saint-Drézéry Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas