People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 31% of residents are 65 or older. At 53.3, the median resident of Olargues sits in the middle of the age range.

53.3median age

OlarguesHérault medianFrance median

Hérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

31%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP20%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Olargues
	Olargues	Hérault median	France median
Under 15	11%	17%	17%
15–24	9.1%	9.7%	11%
25–44	18%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	31%	24%	22%
No diploma	16%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	20%	23%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	19%	18%
Higher education	32%	31%	30%

Full pageOlargues’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53.3 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households270 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad12% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Olargues?”

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

History

Old homes shape Olargues: 33% were built before 1919, more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Olargues is Gravures rupestres dites Peiro escrito. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Gravures rupestres dites Peiro escrito Prehistory
Pont du Diable 12th c.

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1916

first monument protected

Full pageOlargues’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Olargues?”

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

Work & commute

Olargues has higher unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 19.0%

250 jobs are based in Olargues, for 200 working residents (1.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €20,680 a year per consumption unit, below both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 2.7% of working residents in Olargues to work at the census.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%

On foot12%

Public transport3%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle0%

250

jobs based in Olargues, 1.3 per working resident

19.0%

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

€20,680

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageOlargues’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here250 jobs based here · 1.3 per working resident Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€20,680 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 Olargues costs less than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.94/m² a month

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

Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest. 25 houses and apartments changed hands in Olargues from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Olargues€8.94/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Hérault median€13.36/m²

€8.94/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €11.33/m² a month)

€6.87/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageOlargues’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.94/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Pont du Diable and 2 more in and around Olargues

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Olargues. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionPont du Diablein town AttractionAttractionPorte Neuvein town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré de Saint-Julien2 km northeast, in Saint-Julien

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Olargues

12pages on Olargues

The big questions

Health3 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.5 mi away Work & commute250 jobs based here Housing25 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.3 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Olargues: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Classé

Gravures rupestres dites Peiro escritoFunerary monument · Prehistory

Église Saint-LaurentChurch · 14th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Olargues

2 notable people were born in Olargues.

Their page →

Laurent Alexandre LaissacFrench politician (1834-1913)

Jean-Baptiste ConstansFrench politician (1765-1827)

Olargues’ 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 →

BédarieuxMurviel-lès-BéziersPuisserguierCazouls-lès-BéziersThézan-lès-BéziersMagalasOlargues

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Olargues	488	—	—	—	—	—
Bédarieux	5,804	13	C⁺	A⁻	D	D
Murviel-lès-Béziers	3,000	14	B⁺	C⁺	B⁺	C⁺
Puisserguier	3,078	14	—	B⁺	—	C
Cazouls-lès-Béziers	5,261	15	C⁺	B⁺	B	C⁺
Thézan-lès-Béziers	3,124	16	A⁻	C⁺	A	B
Magalas	3,582	17	C	C	B	B⁻

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

About Olargues

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Olargues is a commune of 488 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

Population: 488 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux
Département: Hérault (34)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 7.2 sq mi (18.5 km²)
INSEE code: 34187

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.