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OctonHérault

521 people live in this town in Hérault, Occitanie.

Population

521

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.00

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,040

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Octon a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Octon is too small for the grades other French towns get. 21% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Octon stand out

The one thing Octon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Roubignac · Classé · Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Octon’s story

Octon in pictures

Octon has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1942.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1942First protected: Ruines du château de Lauzières
1956Most recently protected: Ensemble dolménique dit de Toucou

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Octon.

Who lives here

Few people in Octon are 15 to 24: 7.4%, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 16%, below Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. 36% of adults hold a degree.

48median age

OctonHérault medianFrance median

Hérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP22%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education36%

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 Octon
	Octon	Hérault median	France median
Under 15	16%	17%	17%
15–24	7.4%	9.7%	11%
25–44	22%	22%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	26%	24%	22%
No diploma	15%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	22%	23%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	36%	31%	30%

Full pageOcton’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households250 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad7.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Octon?”

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

History

Old homes shape Octon: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Octon is Ensemble dolménique dit de Toucou. This Hérault town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Ensemble dolménique dit de Toucou Prehistory
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Roubignac 12th c.

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1942

first monument protected

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Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Octon?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Octon are out of work than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 17.3%

Households’ median disposable income: €23,040 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Octon: 150, for 200 residents in work (0.6 each). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.6% of commuters at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot5%

Public transport2%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

150

jobs based in Octon, 0.6 per working resident

17.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,040

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,040 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Octon costs less than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.00/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Octon. House rents are put at about €9.56/m² a month.

€11.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Octon€11.00/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Hérault median€13.36/m²

€11.00/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.74 to €13.83/m² a month)

€9.56/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageOcton’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.00/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Lauzières and 2 more in and around Octon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Octon. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lauzièresin town AttractionAttractionDalle paléontologique de la Lieude3.8 km southwest, in Mérifons ChâteauChâteauLe Castelas (ruines du château de Malavieille)3.7 km southwest, in Mérifons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Octon

12pages on Octon

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 6.7 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors24% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Octon has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Classé

Ensemble dolménique dit de ToucouDolmen · Prehistory

Inscrit

Ruines du château de LauzièresChâteau · 12th–15th c.

Famous people from Octon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Octon yet.

How we find them →

Octon’s 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 →

LodèveClermont-l'HéraultBédarieuxCanetSaint-André-de-SangonisCauxOcton

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Octon	521	—	—	—	—	—
Lodève	7,251	5.7	C⁺	B	D	B⁻
Clermont-l'Hérault	9,461	6.3	D⁻	C⁻	D	C⁻
Bédarieux	5,804	7.8	C⁺	A⁻	D	D
Canet	3,619	9.6	C	C⁻	B⁺	B⁻
Saint-André-de-Sangonis	6,427	9.8	C	C	B⁻	C⁺
Caux	2,718	10	C	C	A⁻	C⁻

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

About Octon

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Octon is a commune of 521 people in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais. 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: 521 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Clermontais
Département: Hérault (34)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 8.4 sq mi (21.8 km²)
INSEE code: 34186

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.