Hérépian ranks above 95% of compared French towns on empty homes: 15%
Households headed by a manager or professional: 4.3% here and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Still, the median age in Hérépian is 49.4, higher than in 81% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 1,594 residents here, living in 800 households. For Hérépian, the census puts couples with children at 19%.
Throughout this page, the Hérault median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Hérépian
Empty homes
The census found 150 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Hérépian grew +7% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 58% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
In two steps, +2% to 2017 and +5% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +13% in Hérault.
Above 83% of compared French towns: 29% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Hérépian 49.4. The median compared French town: 44.
10% of residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
In Hérépian, 39% of households are one person living alone, more than in 67% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2 people on average. Few places have as many single-parent households: 10% here, more than in 55% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Below 83% of compared French towns: 5.7% of households rent social housing (HLM)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
13% of households moved in less than two years ago; 17% have been in their home 30 years or more. As a reference point, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few flats: 20% here, fewer than in 69% of compared French towns. Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 4.2% of homes are second homes in Hérépian.
€22,930 a year is the median standard of living here
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The median standard of living in Hérépian is €22,930 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
In Hérépian, 39% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 79% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In Hérépian, 13% of households are headed by a manual worker. 4.3% of the town’s households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the median compared French town; 39% by a retired person (32%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.8% of residents are foreign nationals, below 68% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Hérault has 6.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 63% of compared French towns. The census found that 5% of residents are immigrants in Hérépian. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 39% in Hérépian, less than in 77% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The share of single residents stands at 26%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Graduates of higher education make up 26% in Hérépian, less than in 66% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 17% of adults out of school have no qualification in Hérépian. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 1,594 to 2,582 people, the 14th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Hérépian
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hérépian | 49.4 | 29% | 4.2% | 5% |
| Bédarieux 5,804 · 2.8 mi | 52.4 | 31% | 7.4% | 8.2% |
| Magalas 3,582 · 10.1 mi | 46.8 | 26% | 18% | 6.4% |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers 3,000 · 10.7 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 7.6% | 6.4% |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers 3,124 · 12.6 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 13% | 6.5% |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 5,261 · 13.9 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 6% | 5% |
| Caux 2,718 · 14 mi | 52 | 28% | 18% | 8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Hérépian
What is the population of Hérépian?
1,594 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (1,492).
How old are Hérépian’s residents?
The median age is 49.4, older than 81% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Hérépian?
41, with occasional dwellings: 4.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Hérépian?
INSEE counts 79 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 44 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Hérépian?
€22,930 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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