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The town, home to 476 people, lies in Hérault, Occitanie.
Aigues-Vives has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 28% of its homes are second homes. Homes sell for a median €1,380/m². Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 3 things Aigues-Vives does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Aigues-Vives as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges de l'oppidum de Cayla, in Mailhac, 2.1 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aigues-Vives.
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, below Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. 29% of residents have reached 65. Aigues-Vives has a median age of 51.4.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Aigues-Vives | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.6% of the labour force were unemployed, above Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Aigues-Vives: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.6 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11.1% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 34 homes in Aigues-Vives.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,380/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Aigues-Vives. Best known first.
Nothing in Aigues-Vives is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Aigues-Vives.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigues-Vives | 476 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sallèles-d'Aude Aude | 3,179 | 8.4 | D | C | A | C− |
| Ouveillan Aude | 2,713 | 8.4 | B | B | A | C− |
| Lézignan-Corbières Aude | 10,343 | 10 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Cuxac-d'Aude Aude | 4,079 | 11 | D | B− | C | C− |
| Puisserguier | 3,078 | 11 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Capestang | 3,514 | 11 | B | B− | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Aigues-Vives is a commune of 476 people in the Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.