Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Hérault, Occitanie, this town has 374 residents.
Prades-sur-Vernazobre has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 24% of its homes are second homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Prades-sur-Vernazobre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Prades-sur-Vernazobre 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, 3.9 mi away.
22% 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 Prades-sur-Vernazobre.
Over-65s are 31% of the population. 7.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half the people of Prades-sur-Vernazobre are older than 50.6.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Prades-sur-Vernazobre | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, Prades-sur-Vernazobre has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. 5.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €24,820 a year per consumption unit, close to Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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 collège is 2.5 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 13.3 mi away.
| 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.
The market in Prades-sur-Vernazobre: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Prades-sur-Vernazobre 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 Prades-sur-Vernazobre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prades-sur-Vernazobre | 374 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puisserguier | 3,078 | 6.1 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 5,261 | 6.9 | C+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers | 3,000 | 7.8 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Capestang | 3,514 | 8.8 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers | 3,124 | 9.3 | A− | C+ | A | B |
| Maraussan | 4,789 | 10 | C+ | B− | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Prades-sur-Vernazobre is a commune of 374 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 November 9, 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.