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A town of 274 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Oupia is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Oupia does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oupia as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Sernin, in Pouzols-Minervois, 2.7 mi away.
39% 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 Oupia.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.8% of the population. 35% of residents are 65 or over, above both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 26% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Oupia | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.9% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Oupia number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 20.2%, above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 8.8% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.5 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine FaureNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 68%−14 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Oupia. House rents are put at about €7.98/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Oupia. Best known first.
Nothing in Oupia 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 Oupia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oupia | 274 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lézignan-Corbières Aude | 10,343 | 6.3 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Sallèles-d'Aude Aude | 3,179 | 9.2 | D | C | A | C− |
| Ouveillan Aude | 2,713 | 10 | B | B | A | C− |
| Cuxac-d'Aude Aude | 4,079 | 12 | D | B− | C | C− |
| Narbonne Aude | 57,587 | 14 | D− | C− | D− | C |
| Capestang | 3,514 | 14 | B | B− | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Oupia is a commune of 274 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.