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In Hérault, Occitanie, this town has 947 residents.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Le Poujol-sur-Orb out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes. The median home sells for €1,285/m². People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The 3 things Le Poujol-sur-Orb does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Poujol-sur-Orb as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes, in Lamalou-les-Bains, 1 mi away.
28% 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 Poujol-sur-Orb.
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. A fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Le Poujol-sur-Orb has a median age of 54.5 years.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Le Poujol-sur-Orb | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 12.2%, about level with Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). 100 jobs are based in Le Poujol-sur-Orb, for 350 working residents (0.3 per worker). No commute at all: 3.5% of working residents in the town at the census.
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.
Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.12/m² a month. The market in Le Poujol-sur-Orb: 54 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,285/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Le Poujol-sur-Orb. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Poujol-sur-Orb is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Le Poujol-sur-Orb as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 Poujol-sur-Orb | 947 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bédarieux | 5,804 | 5.5 | C+ | A− | D | D |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers | 3,000 | 10 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Magalas | 3,582 | 11 | C | C | B | B− |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers | 3,124 | 12 | A− | C+ | A | B |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 5,261 | 13 | C+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| Puisserguier | 3,078 | 15 | — | B+ | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Le Poujol-sur-Orb is a commune of 947 people in the Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.