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A town of 460 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Le Caylar is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Le Caylar does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Caylar as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Donjon et les restes du château, in La Couvertoirade, 3.4 mi away.
29% 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 Le Caylar.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Le Caylar | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €21,270 a year per consumption unit. For its 200 residents in work, Le Caylar has 300 jobs: 1.5 each. 12.7% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Among the homes sold, 91% were houses. Sales in Le Caylar from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €7.87/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, other places to visit and heritage in and near Le Caylar. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Caylar is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Le Caylar.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Caylar | 460 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lodève | 7,251 | 8.9 | C+ | B | D | B− |
| Le Vigan Gard | 3,863 | 17 | C | B | C− | D− |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 17 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 17 | C | C | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Le Caylar is a commune of 460 people in the Communauté de communes Lodévois et Larzac. 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.