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Home to 224 people, this town lies in Hérault, Occitanie.
Castanet-le-Haut isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 43% of homes.
The one thing Castanet-le-Haut does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Castanet-le-Haut as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes, in Lamalou-les-Bains, 8.2 mi away.
30% 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 Castanet-le-Haut.
The share of residents under 15 is 20%. Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Castanet-le-Haut | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Castanet-le-Haut counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Unemployment stood at 6.0%, below both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
House rents are put at about €6.87/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Castanet-le-Haut.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Castanet-le-Haut is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Castanet-le-Haut.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castanet-le-Haut | 224 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bédarieux | 5,804 | 11 | C+ | A− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Castanet-le-Haut is a commune of 224 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-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 November 4, 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.