Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 303 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Lacoste is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Lacoste does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lacoste as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Paul, in Clermont-l'Hérault, 1.6 mi away.
18% 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 Lacoste.
9.5% of residents are 15 to 24, near Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 13%. Graduates make up 43% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Lacoste | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €28,720 a year per consumption unit. Lacoste holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 7.5% of working residents in Lacoste didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.1 mi away. The bac pass rate near Lacoste is 95.0%, about level with Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du SalagouNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 88%−4 pts |
| Lycée René GosseNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 222 | 95%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Lacoste: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Lacoste. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des Guilhem2.2 km south, in Clermont-l'HéraultChâteauChâteauChâteau de Jonquières4.4 km northeast, in JonquièresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Guiraud3.5 km northeast, in Saint-GuiraudPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Lacoste 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 Lacoste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacoste | 303 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 1.4 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 3.5 | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Canet | 3,619 | 4.1 | C | C− | B+ | B− |
| Gignac | 6,651 | 5.8 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
| Paulhan | 4,039 | 7.6 | D | C− | B | B− |
| Aniane | 2,979 | 8 | D | C | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Lacoste is a commune of 303 people in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais. 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.