Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 678 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Mons is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Mons does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mons, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Mons. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mons.
For Mons, that is above both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 12% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Mons | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mons sits above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mons, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Mons above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Mons has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,800 a year per consumption unit.
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.
On this, Mons is below both Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Mons has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Saint-Roch: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mons | 678 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bédarieux | 5,804 | 10 | C+ | A− | D | D |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers | 3,000 | 13 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 5,261 | 14 | C+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| Puisserguier | 3,078 | 14 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Magalas | 3,582 | 15 | C | C | B | B− |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers | 3,124 | 15 | A− | C+ | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Mons is a commune of 678 people in the Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux. 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.