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Les AiresHérault

In Hérault, Occitanie, this town has 618 residents.

Is Les Aires a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Les Aires is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing.

What makes Les Aires stand out

The one thing Les Aires does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ensemble castral dit "castellas" Saint-Michel de Mourcairol
Ensemble castral dit "castellas" Saint-Michel de Mourcairol · Inscrit · Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Les Aires’ story

Les Aires in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Les Aires; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1963First protected: Ensemble castral dit "castellas" Saint-Michel de Mourcairol
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Aires.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Les Aires than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

28% of residents are 65 or over, above both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.5% of the population. Graduates make up 21% of adults.

51.3median age
Les AiresHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Aires
Les AiresHérault medianFrance median
Under 1513%17%17%
15–248.5%9.7%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+28%24%22%
No diploma18%17%19%
CAP or BEP31%23%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education21%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Les Aires: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Les Aires; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Les Aires has lower unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1%

Les Aires holds 200 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. The median disposable income was €23,180 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Les Aires, 0.7 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Les Aires costs less than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.32/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Among the homes sold, 96% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 24 homes in Les Aires.

€9.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Aires€9.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€9.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.51 to €11.58/m² a month)
€8.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Castrum de Mourcairol and 7 more in and around Les Aires

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Les Aires. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Les Aires

12pages on Les Aires

Landmarks

Les Aires has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ensemble castral dit "castellas" Saint-Michel de Mourcairol: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Les Aires

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Aires yet.

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Les Aires’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hérault →
BédarieuxMagalasMurviel-lès-BéziersThézan-lès-BéziersCazouls-lès-BéziersLignan-sur-OrbBédarieuxMagalasMurviel-lès-BéziersThézan-lès-BéziersCazouls-lès-BéziersLignan-sur-OrbLes Aires
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Aires618—————
Bédarieux5,8044C+A−DD
Magalas3,58210CCBB−
Murviel-lès-Béziers3,00010B+C+B+C+
Thézan-lès-Béziers3,12412A−C+AB
Cazouls-lès-Béziers5,26113C+B+BC+
Lignan-sur-Orb3,22714—D—B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Les Aires

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Les Aires is a commune of 618 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

Population
618 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8 sq mi (20.6 km²)
INSEE code
34008

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.