Is Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette a good place to live?
Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 33% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 37% of the population.
What makes Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette stand out
The 2 things Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette.
Who lives here
Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette skews older, with 37% of residents 65 or over, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
58median age
Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 4.6% of the town. The median resident of Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette is 58 years old.
Pégairolles-de-l'EscaletteHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette run lower than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €22,700 a year per consumption unit
7%walk, cycle or take transit
7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 11.7%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot7%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette, 0.4 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette is a commune of 151 people in the Communauté de communes Lodévois et Larzac. 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
151 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Lodévois et Larzac
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
12.3 sq mi (31.9 km²)
INSEE code
34196
Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
