Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
502 residents make their home in this town in Hérault, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Guzargues is too small for the grades other French towns get. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The one thing Guzargues does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Guzargues; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guzargues.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). 12% of residents are children under 15. Residents of Guzargues have a median age of 54.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Guzargues | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 56% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 9.2% of the total, close to Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Guzargues holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.1% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.0%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Hérault’s towns (11.8%).
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.
Sales in Guzargues from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Guzargues has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Michel: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Guzargues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guzargues | 502 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Drézéry | 3,006 | 2.6 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Teyran | 4,787 | 2.9 | A | C− | A+ | A |
| Prades-le-Lez | 6,184 | 3.5 | A− | D− | A− | A− |
| Sussargues | 2,840 | 4 | — | D | — | A− |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers | 4,979 | 4.2 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Castries | 6,883 | 4.3 | B | D | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Guzargues is a commune of 502 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. 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.