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A town of 294 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Avène is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Avène does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Avène as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne chapelle Saint-Georges, in Lunas-les-Châteaux, 5.4 mi away.
51% 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 Avène.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 5.4%. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 25% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Avène | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
450 jobs are based in Avène, for 100 working residents (3.8 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,330 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents in the town 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.
15 houses and apartments changed hands in Avène from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 93% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Avène is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Avène as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avène | 294 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bédarieux | 5,804 | 9.7 | C+ | A− | D | D |
| Lodève | 7,251 | 10 | C+ | B | D | B− |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 18 | D− | C− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Avène is a commune of 294 people in the Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc. 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) · 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.