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A town of 289 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Pierrerue is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Pierrerue does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pierrerue as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de Fontcaude, in Cazedarnes, 4.4 mi away.
23% 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 Pierrerue.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.6% of the town, below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 39% of residents. At 58.5, the median resident of Pierrerue sits in the middle of the age range.
55% women, 45% men
About 80 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.
| Pierrerue | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,910 a year per consumption unit, below Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Pierrerue: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). No commute at all: 7.1% of working residents in the town 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.
Collège pupils travel 1.1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 40 | 98%+6 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.
A house rents for an estimated €6.87/m² a month. Pierrerue recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Pierrerue 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 Pierrerue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrerue | 289 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puisserguier | 3,078 | 5.6 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 5,261 | 7.1 | C+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| Capestang | 3,514 | 8.2 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers | 3,000 | 8.7 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Ouveillan Aude | 2,713 | 9.9 | B | B | A | C− |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers | 3,124 | 10 | A− | C+ | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Pierrerue is a commune of 289 people in the Communauté de communes Sud-Hérault. 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.