Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 953 residents, it is a town in Hérault, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Pouzols: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pouzols as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, in Gignac, 2.9 mi away.
19% 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 Pouzols.
9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, lower than both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 38% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Pouzols | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 9.5%. Per resident in work, Pouzols counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 400 workers). At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Pouzols didn’t travel to work at all.
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 2.6 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 99% of 174 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Max RouquetteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 171 | 95%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Simone VeilNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 174 | 99%+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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €12.01/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 30 homes in Pouzols. Houses made up 90% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Pouzols. Best known first.
Nothing in Pouzols is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Pouzols.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouzols | 953 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canet | 3,619 | 1.6 | C | C− | B+ | B− |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 2.1 | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Gignac | 6,651 | 3 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 4.3 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Aniane | 2,979 | 5.8 | D | C | C+ | C |
| Paulhan | 4,039 | 5.9 | D | C− | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Pouzols is a commune of 953 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'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) · 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.