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AgonèsHérault

A town of 319 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Is Agonès a good place to live?

Agonès is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Agonès stand out

The one thing Agonès does most differently from other towns.

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Agonès’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Agonès’ story

No historic monuments in Agonès

The Culture ministry lists no building in Agonès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nazaire et Saint-Celse, in Brissac, 1.9 mi away.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Agonès.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Agonès, above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town, below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older. 38% of adults hold a degree.

42.1median age
AgonèsHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Agonès
AgonèsHérault medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–248.8%9.7%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+21%24%22%
No diploma10%17%19%
CAP or BEP30%23%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education38%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Agonès are out of work than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.2%

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.9% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,620 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
0
jobs based in Agonès, 0.1 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.7 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 2.6 mi off. General-bac pupils go 8.9 mi to the nearest lycée.

90.3%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Agonès90.3%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé La Présentation PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège5196%+9 pts

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90.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1.7 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Agonès is €11.67/m² a month, against €13.36/m² in Hérault’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Agonès from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.

€11.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Agonès€11.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€11.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.25 to €14.74/m² a month)
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Grotte des Demoiselles and 5 more in and around Agonès

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Agonès. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Agonès

13pages on Agonès

Landmarks

Nothing in Agonès is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Agonès

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Agonès yet.

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Agonès’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hérault →
GangesSaint-Martin-de-LondresSaint-Hippolyte-du-FortLe ViganSaint-Mathieu-de-TréviersQuissacGangesSaint-Martin-de-LondresSaint-Hippolyte-du-FortLe ViganSaint-Mathieu-de-TréviersQuissacAgonès
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Agonès319—————
Ganges3,7242.8C−B−DD
Saint-Martin-de-Londres2,6967.5—B−—A
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort Gard3,7378C−B+B−D
Le Vigan Gard3,8638.6CBC−D−
Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers4,97911A+C−A+A
Quissac Gard3,52814CCA−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Agonès

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Agonès is a commune of 319 people in the Communauté de communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises. 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

Population
319 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.6 sq mi (4.2 km²)
INSEE code
34005

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.