Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 111 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Lagamas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Lagamas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lagamas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, in Gignac, 2.3 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Lagamas. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lagamas.
28% of residents are 65 or over, above Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The under-15s are 11% of the population here. At 56.3, the median resident of Lagamas sits in the middle of the age range.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
| Lagamas | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €27,200 a year per consumption unit, above both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 12.2% of working residents in Lagamas 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 bac pass rate near Lagamas is 98.2%, above Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 99% of 174 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Lo TrentanelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 199 | 83%−8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Simone VeilNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 174 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Max RouquetteBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 171 | 95%+3 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.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in Lagamas from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lagamas 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 Lagamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagamas | 111 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gignac | 6,651 | 1.9 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 2 | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Aniane | 2,979 | 3.1 | D | C | C+ | C |
| Canet | 3,619 | 5 | C | C− | B+ | B− |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 5.7 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Montarnaud | 4,208 | 8.8 | B | D | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Lagamas is a commune of 111 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault. 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.