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A town of 150 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Les Rives has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 27% of homes.
The one thing Les Rives does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Rives as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Anciens remparts, in La Couvertoirade, 5.3 mi away.
24% 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 Les Rives.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. At 48.8, the median resident of Les Rives sits in the middle of the age range. Over-65s are 23% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Les Rives | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Les Rives holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. At the census, 14.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment runs at 10.8%.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Les Rives. House rents are put at about €8.78/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near Les Rives. Best known first.
Nothing in Les Rives 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 Les Rives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Rives | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lodève | 7,251 | 7.9 | C+ | B | D | B− |
| Bédarieux | 5,804 | 17 | C+ | A− | D | D |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 17 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 18 | C | C | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Les Rives is a commune of 150 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.