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This town in Hérault, Occitanie has a population of 2,299.
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,785/m² costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée. Its schools fall short (D−): brevet results 15.7 points below the expected rate. It lags on jobs & income as well (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 15.6% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Pomérols has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Pomérols does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pomérols with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Pomérols has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Pomérols; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and museums in and near Pomérols. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pomérols.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.8 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 6.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège VoltaireNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 78%−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.
155 sales of houses and apartments in Pomérols, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,785/m². House rents are put at about €10.07/m² a month. Houses accounted for 95% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,820/m² | 147 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.1%, below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Among adults, 21% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Pomérols | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 289 deaths in Pomérols from 2016 to 2025; there were 277, 4% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, Pomérols’ deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, higher than both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). Also worth knowing: in Hérault, women can expect to live 86.3 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There is one general practitioner in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
The median disposable income was €23,990 a year per consumption unit, below both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Pomérols didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Pomérols; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
More of the graded crimes in Pomérols were criminal damage than anything else (2025). The town’s tally for 2025: 39 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.4 cases of violence against people and 18 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (21.9% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Pomérols; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Église Saint-Cyr: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Via Domitia: Photo: Benoît Strepenne · CC BY 2.5
One notable person was born in Pomérols.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomérols | 2,299 | — | — | C− | B− | C |
| Florensac | 5,254 | 1.6 | D | C− | C | B |
| Marseillan | 8,414 | 3.5 | D− | D | D | C |
| Saint-Thibéry | 3,132 | 4.3 | C− | C | B | B |
| Bessan | 5,838 | 4.4 | D− | C− | C | C |
| Mèze | 12,669 | 5.6 | C− | D | C+ | B− |
| Pézenas | 7,797 | 6.2 | C− | C | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,785/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Pomérols grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Pomérols is a commune of 2,299 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
