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Pégairolles-de-BuègesHérault

A town of 54 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Population
54
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€11.67
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
0%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Pégairolles-de-Buèges a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Pégairolles-de-Buèges falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up three fifths of its housing. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

What makes Pégairolles-de-Buèges stand out

The 2 things Pégairolles-de-Buèges does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
60%2%Pégairolles-…MedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
30%22%Pégairolles-…MedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 49.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Pégairolles-de-Buèges’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Pégairolles-de-Buèges’ story

No historic monuments in Pégairolles-de-Buèges

The Culture ministry lists no building in Pégairolles-de-Buèges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église de la Nativité-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges, 2 mi away.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2003.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2003The protected historic area is created
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pégairolles-de-Buèges.

Who lives here

Few people in Pégairolles-de-Buèges are 15 to 24: 5.7%, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults, above both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 11% of residents are under 15. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

49.8median age
Pégairolles-de-BuègesHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Pégairolles-de-Buèges
Pégairolles-de-BuègesHérault medianFrance median
Under 1511%17%17%
15–245.7%9.7%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+30%24%22%
No diploma6.5%17%19%
CAP or BEP22%23%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education39%31%30%
Full pagePégairolles-de-Buèges’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.8 median age · 30% are 65 or overHouseholds30 households · 1.8 people per householdBorn abroad13% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Pégairolles-de-Buèges?”

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

Work & commute

Pégairolles-de-Buèges has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

0.0% of Pégairolles-de-Buèges’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 82% drove.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Pégairolles-de-Buèges, 0.4 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
18%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pagePégairolles-de-Buèges’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.4 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Pégairolles-de-Buèges costs less than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.67/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.78/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Pégairolles-de-Buèges.

€11.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pégairolles-de-Buèges€11.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€11.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.25 to €14.74/m² a month)
€8.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pagePégairolles-de-Buèges’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€11.67/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pégairolles-de-Buèges

12pages on Pégairolles-de-Buèges
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.4 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing5 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.8HistoryNo historic monument here; the nearest onesTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Nothing in Pégairolles-de-Buèges is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →
Classé
Église de la Nativité-de-Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 11th–18th c. · in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges, 2 mi
Classé
Ancienne abbaye de GelloneAbbey · 11th–18th c. · in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, 5.5 mi
Classé
Chapelle Saint-Etienne d'IssensacChapel · 12th c. · in Brissac, 6.2 mi
Classé
Église Saint-Sylvestre de MontcalmèsChurch · 11th c. · in Puéchabon, 6.4 mi

Famous people from Pégairolles-de-Buèges

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pégairolles-de-Buèges yet.

How we find them →

Pégairolles-de-Buèges’ 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 →
Saint-Martin-de-LondresAnianeGangesGignacVailhauquèsSaint-André-de-SangonisSaint-Martin-de-LondresAnianeGangesGignacVailhauquèsSaint-André-de-SangonisPégairolles-de-Buèges
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pégairolles-de-Buèges54—————
Saint-Martin-de-Londres2,6967.2—B−—A
Aniane2,9798.5DCC+C
Ganges3,72411C−B−DD
Gignac6,65111C+C−CB+
Vailhauquès2,72212—C−—A
Saint-André-de-Sangonis6,42712CCB−C+

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

About Pégairolles-de-Buèges

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Pégairolles-de-Buèges is a commune of 54 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. 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
54 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Pic Saint-Loup
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
INSEE code
34195

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 November 4, 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.