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548 residents make their home in this town in Hérault, Occitanie.
Poilhes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 18% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Poilhes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Poilhes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Poilhes. Best known first.
AttractionOppidum d'Ensérune2.5 km east, in Nissan-lez-EnseruneAttractionAttractionChâteau des archevêques de Narbonne3.6 km northwest, in CapestangAttractionAttractionCollégiale Saint-Étienne de Capestang3.7 km northwest, in CapestangChurchChurchChapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde de Nissan-lez-Enserune4.9 km east, in Nissan-lez-EnseruneAttractionAttractionFontaine du Théron3.7 km northwest, in CapestangPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poilhes.
The share of residents under 15 is 14%. Over-65s are 29% of the population. Poilhes has a median age of 51.2 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Poilhes | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Poilhes is Domaine de Régismont. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €23,910 a year per consumption unit, below Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 50 jobs are based in Poilhes, for 250 working residents (0.2 per worker). 4.5% of Poilhes’ 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 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul BertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 141 | 88%+1 pt |
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 16 homes in Poilhes. Houses were 94% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Poilhes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Poilhes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poilhes | 548 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capestang | 3,514 | 2.2 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Nissan-lez-Enserune | 4,124 | 2.7 | B− | B− | B+ | B− |
| Montady | 3,990 | 3.1 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Colombiers | 2,814 | 3.3 | B− | C− | A− | C+ |
| Puisserguier | 3,078 | 4.6 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Salles-d'Aude Aude | 3,369 | 5.2 | D | C− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Poilhes is a commune of 548 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.