For Aumelas, that is above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aumelas: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Aumelas is Ensemble médiéval du Castellas.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Ensemble médiéval du Castellas 11th–14th c.
Chapelle Saint-Martin-du-Cardonnet 12th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

1986

first monument protected

Full pageAumelas’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes16% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Aumelas?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Aumelas is a graduates’ town: 43% hold a degree, more than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns

Aumelas sits above both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. 7.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

47median age

AumelasHérault medianFrance median

Hérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

21%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP17%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Aumelas
	Aumelas	Hérault median	France median
Under 15	17%	17%	17%
15–24	7.9%	9.7%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	21%	24%	22%
No diploma	12%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	17%	23%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	43%	31%	30%

Full pageAumelas’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households280 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad6.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Aumelas?”

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

Work & commute

Aumelas has lower unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 8.0%

That puts Aumelas below both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Aumelas has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 6.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

Public transport3%

Bicycle2%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Aumelas, 0.2 per working resident

8.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,440

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageAumelas’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,440 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Aumelas is €12.83/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.83/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Aumelas€12.83/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Hérault median€13.36/m²

€12.83/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.25 to €16.06/m² a month)

€12.55/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageAumelas’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€12.83/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Aumelas

12pages on Aumelas

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors85% of the commune is protected nature Attractions11 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aumelas: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Ensemble médiéval du CastellasMonument · 11th–14th c.

Chapelle Saint-Martin-du-CardonnetChapel · 12th c.

Photo credits

Ensemble médiéval du Castellas: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle Saint-Martin-du-Cardonnet: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Aumelas

One notable person was born in Aumelas.

Their page →

Gilbert SénèsFrench politician (1915-1996)

Aumelas’ 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 →

GignacSaint-PargoireCanetVilleveyracSaint-André-de-SangonisCournonsecAumelas

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Aumelas	624	—	—	—	—	—
Gignac	6,651	5	C⁺	C⁻	C	B⁺
Saint-Pargoire	2,501	5.5	—	C	—	B⁺
Canet	3,619	5.6	C	C⁻	B⁺	B⁻
Villeveyrac	3,972	6.1	C⁻	C⁻	B	C
Saint-André-de-Sangonis	6,427	6.2	C	C	B⁻	C⁺
Cournonsec	3,616	6.2	B⁻	D	A	B

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

About Aumelas

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Aumelas is a commune of 624 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault. 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: 624 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault
Département: Hérault (34)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 22.5 sq mi (58.3 km²)
INSEE code: 34016

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.