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It is a town of 156 residents in Hérault, Occitanie.
Ferrals-les-Montagnes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 58% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 39% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Ferrals-les-Montagnes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ferrals-les-Montagnes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dans le tumulus des Bois-Bas, in Minerve, 4 mi away.
40% 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 Ferrals-les-Montagnes.
The under-15s are 13% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 39% of the town, above both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Ferrals-les-Montagnes | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €18,590 a year per consumption unit, below both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Ferrals-les-Montagnes counts 0.7 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). No commute at all: 6.7% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
Of the homes sold, 91% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Ferrals-les-Montagnes. House rents are put at about €7.33/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ferrals-les-Montagnes 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 Ferrals-les-Montagnes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrals-les-Montagnes | 156 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mazamet Tarn | 10,085 | 14 | C+ | A | D | B |
| Pont-de-Larn Tarn | 2,947 | 14 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Aussillon Tarn | 5,527 | 15 | B | B+ | B | B+ |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel Aude | 2,523 | 16 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Lézignan-Corbières Aude | 10,343 | 16 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Aiguefonde Tarn | 2,505 | 16 | — | A− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Ferrals-les-Montagnes is a commune of 156 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
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.