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
8%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
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
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
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.