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BoissetHérault

A town of 43 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Is Boisset a good place to live?

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

What makes Boisset stand out

The 2 things Boisset does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Boisset

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

The nearest classé monument is Dolmen de Bruneau, in Minerve, 2.5 mi away.

52% 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 Boisset.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Boisset: 47% are 65 or over, above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

19% of adults hold a degree, below both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 6.7% of residents. The middle age in Boisset is 62.5.

62.5median age
BoissetHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boisset
BoissetHérault medianFrance median
Under 156.7%17%17%
15–240%9.7%11%
25–4411%22%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+47%24%22%
No diploma26%17%19%
CAP or BEP26%23%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education19%31%30%

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

Work & commute

More people in Boisset are out of work than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 13.3%

At the census, 23.1% of working residents in Boisset didn’t travel to work at all.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Boisset, 0.3 per working resident
13.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
23%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Boisset 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, 6 homes were sold in Boisset.

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boisset€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)
€8.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Dolmens de Bruneau and 2 more in and around Boisset

Heritage in and near Boisset. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Boisset

12pages on Boisset

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Boisset

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

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Boisset’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 →
Lézignan-CorbièresOuveillanSallèles-d'AudePuisserguierMazametPont-de-LarnLézignan-CorbièresOuveillanSallèles-d'AudePuisserguierMazametPont-de-LarnBoisset
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boisset43—————
Lézignan-Corbières Aude10,34314DB−DC−
Ouveillan Aude2,71316BBAC−
Sallèles-d'Aude Aude3,17916DCAC−
Puisserguier3,07817—B+—C
Mazamet Tarn10,08517C+ADB
Pont-de-Larn Tarn2,94717—B+—A

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

About Boisset

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Boisset is a commune of 43 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

Population
43 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²)
INSEE code
34034

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.