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A town of 26 in Hérault, Occitanie. Only 0% of residents are 65 or over.
Celles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Celles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Celles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ensemble dolménique dit de Toucou, in Octon, 3.2 mi away.
23% 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 Celles.
Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Hérault’s towns (9.7%). The age that splits Celles in two is 49.5.
62% women, 38% men
About 61 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Celles | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 55% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 0% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 0% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 63% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 28.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 9.5% of working residents in Celles didn’t travel to work at all.
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 €9.56/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Celles. Best known first.
Nothing in Celles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Celles yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celles | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 4.2 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Lodève | 7,251 | 5.2 | C+ | B | D | B− |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 7.2 | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Canet | 3,619 | 7.6 | C | C− | B+ | B− |
| Gignac | 6,651 | 9.4 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
| Paulhan | 4,039 | 10 | D | C− | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Celles is a commune of 26 people in the Communauté de communes Lodévois et Larzac. 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.