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Babeau-BouldouxHérault

In Hérault, Occitanie, this town has 309 residents.

Is Babeau-Bouldoux a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Babeau-Bouldoux has none. 34% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

What makes Babeau-Bouldoux stand out

The 2 things Babeau-Bouldoux does most differently from other towns.

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Babeau-Bouldoux’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Babeau-Bouldoux’s story

No historic monuments in Babeau-Bouldoux

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Eulalie, in Cruzy, 5.8 mi away.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Babeau-Bouldoux.

Who lives here

Babeau-Bouldoux has fewer young adults than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4% are 15 to 24

14% are under 15, lower than both Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 30% of residents. At 54.6, the median resident of Babeau-Bouldoux sits in the middle of the age range.

54.6median age
Babeau-BouldouxHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Babeau-Bouldoux
Babeau-BouldouxHérault medianFrance median
Under 1514%17%17%
15–247.4%9.7%11%
25–4415%22%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+30%24%22%
No diploma17%17%19%
CAP or BEP25%23%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education30%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Babeau-Bouldoux than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 1.8%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,520 a year. 12.3% of the labour force were unemployed, near Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). 50 jobs are based in Babeau-Bouldoux, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Babeau-Bouldoux, 0.5 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.

98.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Babeau-Bouldoux98.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollègeCollège4098%+6 pts
98.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Babeau-Bouldoux than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.94/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Babeau-Bouldoux.

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Babeau-Bouldoux€8.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €11.33/m² a month)
€6.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Babeau-Bouldoux

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Babeau-Bouldoux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Babeau-Bouldoux yet.

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Babeau-Bouldoux’s 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 →
PuisserguierCazouls-lès-BéziersCapestangOuveillanMurviel-lès-BéziersSallèles-d'AudePuisserguierCazouls-lès-BéziersCapestangOuveillanMurviel-lès-BéziersSallèles-d'AudeBabeau-Bouldoux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Babeau-Bouldoux309—————
Puisserguier3,0788.2—B+—C
Cazouls-lès-Béziers5,26110C+B+BC+
Capestang3,51410BB−A−C−
Ouveillan Aude2,71311BBAC−
Murviel-lès-Béziers3,00012B+C+B+C+
Sallèles-d'Aude Aude3,17912DCAC−

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

About Babeau-Bouldoux

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Babeau-Bouldoux is a commune of 309 people in the Communauté de communes Sud-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
309 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud-Hérault
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.4 km²)
INSEE code
34021

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.