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GalarguesHérault

A town of 752 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Is Galargues a good place to live?

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

Galargues’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Galargues’ story

No historic monuments in Galargues

The Culture ministry lists no building in Galargues as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Saussines, 1.9 mi away.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Galargues.

Who lives here

Few people in Galargues are 65 or over: 16%, below Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Degrees are held by 39% of adults.

43median age
GalarguesHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Galargues
GalarguesHérault medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–248.2%9.7%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+16%24%22%
No diploma12%17%19%
CAP or BEP24%23%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education39%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Galargues walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1%

Jobs located in Galargues: 150, for 350 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Galargues went to work by public transport. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €26,280 a year per consumption unit, near both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Galargues, 0.4 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

Bac results near Galargues run high: 98.0% passed, above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest collège is 3.3 mi away.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Galargues98.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Lycée polyvalent Lucie AubracNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée16598%−1 pt
98%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
3.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Galargues is €12.75/m² a month

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

Sales in Galargues from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.

€12.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Galargues€12.75/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€12.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.27 to €15.82/m² a month)
€12.27/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 Montlaur and 4 more in and around Galargues

Heritage in and near Galargues. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Galargues

13pages on Galargues

Landmarks

Nothing in Galargues is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Galargues

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

How we find them →

Galargues’ 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 →
SommièresSaint-DrézéryRestinclièresSussarguesAubaisCastriesSommièresSaint-DrézéryRestinclièresSussarguesAubaisCastriesGalargues
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Galargues752—————
Sommières Gard5,0733.4DCD−D
Saint-Drézéry3,0063.5—D—A+
Restinclières2,6123.5—D—A+
Sussargues2,8404.3—D—A−
Aubais Gard2,9256.7—C−—B
Castries6,8836.7BDB+B+

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

About Galargues

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Galargues is a commune of 752 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo. 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
752 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code
34110

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.