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CabrièresHérault

A town of 560 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Is Cabrières a good place to live?

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

What makes Cabrières stand out

The one thing Cabrières does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cabrières’ story

Cabrières in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cabrières: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1980First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cabrières.

History

Cabrières keeps more of its old housing than Hérault or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Cabrières above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cabrières: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Cabrières is Église Saint-Martin.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 15% of Cabrières, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Cabrières is below both Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.4% of the town.

47.2median age
CabrièresHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cabrières
CabrièresHérault medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–248.4%9.7%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+24%24%22%
No diploma14%17%19%
CAP or BEP26%23%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education30%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Cabrières has higher unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 15.7%

In the comparison, Cabrières comes above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Cabrières has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,110 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport4%
On foot4%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Cabrières, 0.4 per working resident
15.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Cabrières is €11.81/m² a month, against €13.36/m² in Hérault’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

€11.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cabrières€11.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€11.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.82 to €14.21/m² a month)
€10.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Cabrières and 3 more in and around Cabrières

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cabrières. Best known first.

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

12pages on Cabrières

Landmarks

Cabrières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Cabrières

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

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Cabrières’ 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 →
CauxClermont-l'HéraultPaulhanCanetPézenasSaint-André-de-SangonisCauxClermont-l'HéraultPaulhanCanetPézenasSaint-André-de-SangonisCabrières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cabrières560—————
Caux2,7184.6CCA−C−
Clermont-l'Hérault9,4615D−C−DC−
Paulhan4,0395.7DC−BB−
Canet3,6196.7CC−B+B−
Pézenas7,7978.6C−CD−C
Saint-André-de-Sangonis6,4278.7CCB−C+

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

About Cabrières

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Cabrières is a commune of 560 people in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais. 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
560 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Clermontais
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
11.2 sq mi (29 km²)
INSEE code
34045

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.