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Fontanès

Fontanès has 355 residents and 158 homes, 95% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €3,330/m² over five years, 4% above the département figure. The median living standard is €27,330 a year. Around the town hall, 6 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 34102 · Postcode 34270 · Updated 24 October 2026
355residents2022 census
€3,330/m²median price per m²Hérault : €3,200/m²
41%green space within 500 maround the town hall
6services within a 15-minute walkaround the town hall
Fontanès in HéraultFontanès highlighted; the rest of the département in grey
Map of Hérault with Fontanès highlighted

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

355 residents and 139 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

23%
aged under 15
10%
aged 15–29
24%
aged 60 and over
28%
of households are people living alone
38%
of households are couples with children
7%
of households are single-parent families

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

Homes.

158 homes, 90% of them main residences, with 5.2 rooms on average.

95%
of homes are houses
81%
of households own their home
0%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
5%
second homes
5%
empty homes
99%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191914%
1919–19454%
1946–19709%
1971–199030%
1991–200516%
2006–201928%

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

Property prices.

14 house and flat sales over five years.

€3,330/m²median price, houses and flatsHérault : €3,200/m²
€3,580/m²houses13 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.

Median living standard of €27,330 a year in 2021.

€27,330median living standard a year2021
4.1%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
59%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
20%
managers and professionals among over-15s
27%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Violent thefts without a weapon00.0 per 1,000–
Armed robberies00.0 per 1,000–
Physical violence outside the family00.0 per 1,000–
Sexual violence00.0 per 1,000–
Vehicle thefts00.0 per 1,000–
Thefts of vehicle parts00.0 per 1,000–

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. 0 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 15.5 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and bars0
Restaurants0
Parks and gardens0
Playgrounds2
Sports pitches3
Gyms and sports halls0
Libraries0
Nurseries and childcare1
Bus stops1
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Fontanès, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Floodingprevention plan
Ground movementcollapse of old quarries, rockfalls, landslides, clay shrinkage and swelling
Earthquake
Forest fire
Radon
9natural-disaster declarationssince 1982
September 2021latest recognised eventFloods and mudflows

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows8
Storms and cyclones1

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

Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.