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CesserasHérault

A town of 435 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Is Cesseras a good place to live?

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

What makes Cesseras stand out

The 2 things Cesseras does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Dolmen de la Cigalière
Dolmen de la Cigalière · Classé · Photo: O.allegre · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cesseras’ story

Cesseras in pictures

Cesseras has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 5 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1933.

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

  • 1933First protected: Église Saint-Geniès
  • 1981Most recently protected: Dolmen de la Cigalière
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Nearby attractions

Chapelle Saint-Germain de Cesseras and 16 more in and around Cesseras

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Cesseras. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cesseras.

Who lives here

Few people in Cesseras are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. Cesseras has a median age of 56.1.

56.1median age
CesserasHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cesseras
CesserasHérault medianFrance median
Under 1512%17%17%
15–246.4%9.7%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+29%24%22%
No diploma23%17%19%
CAP or BEP25%23%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education29%31%30%

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

History

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

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Cesseras is Dolmen de la Cigalière. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 5.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé5
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1933
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Cesseras, 21.6%, runs above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income is €21,300 a year per consumption unit. Cesseras has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.7 per worker. At the census, 2.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Cesseras, 0.7 per working resident
21.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Cesseras costs less than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.74/m² a month

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

Sales in Cesseras from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.

€9.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cesseras€9.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€9.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.61 to €12.46/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

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Everything we know about Cesseras

12pages on Cesseras

Landmarks

Cesseras has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 5 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Grotte d'Aldène, dite également de Fauzan ou de la Coquille: Photo: JYB Devot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle Saint-Germain: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cesseras

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

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Cesseras’ 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-CorbièresSallèles-d'AudeOuveillanCuxac-d'AudeTrèbesConques-sur-OrbielLézignan-CorbièresSallèles-d'AudeOuveillanCuxac-d'AudeTrèbesConques-sur-OrbielCesseras
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cesseras435—————
Lézignan-Corbières Aude10,3439.1DB−DC−
Sallèles-d'Aude Aude3,17912DCAC−
Ouveillan Aude2,71313BBAC−
Cuxac-d'Aude Aude4,07915DB−CC−
Trèbes Aude5,36116CB−BB
Conques-sur-Orbiel Aude2,52316A+A−AA+

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

About Cesseras

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Cesseras is a commune of 435 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
435 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.8 sq mi (14.9 km²)
INSEE code
34075

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.