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PuéchabonHérault

Population 509: a town in Hérault, Occitanie.

Population

509

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.67

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,080

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Puéchabon a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Puéchabon has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.

What makes Puéchabon stand out

The one thing Puéchabon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Sylvestre de Montcalmès · Classé · Photo: Henri MOREAU · CC BY-SA 4.0

Puéchabon’s story

Puéchabon in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Puéchabon counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1918.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1918First protected: Église Saint-Sylvestre de Montcalmès

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Nearby attractions

Pont du Diable and one more in and around Puéchabon

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Puéchabon. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionPont du Diable4.7 km west, in Aniane AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale d'Aniane4.1 km southwest, in Aniane

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puéchabon.

History

Puéchabon keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Puéchabon is Église Saint-Sylvestre de Montcalmès. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Sylvestre de Montcalmès 11th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

1918

first monument protected

Full pagePuéchabon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Puéchabon?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Puéchabon skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by 36% of adults, above Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. 16% of residents are children under 15. Typical age in Puéchabon: 47.6, the median.

47.6median age

PuéchabonHérault medianFrance median

Hérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP21%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Puéchabon
	Puéchabon	Hérault median	France median
Under 15	16%	17%	17%
15–24	12%	9.7%	11%
25–44	18%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	24%	24%	22%
No diploma	15%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	21%	23%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	19%	18%
Higher education	36%	31%	30%

Full pagePuéchabon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.6 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households240 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Puéchabon?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Puéchabon, 15.6%, runs above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

For its 200 residents in work, Puéchabon has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. The median disposable income was €24,080 a year per consumption unit, below both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.5% of commuters got to work without a car.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot5%

Motorbike or scooter3%

Public transport2%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Puéchabon, 0.4 per working resident

15.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,080

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pagePuéchabon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,080 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Puéchabon than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.67/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses made up 94% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Puéchabon recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Puéchabon€11.67/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Hérault median€13.36/m²

€11.67/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.25 to €14.74/m² a month)

€8.78/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePuéchabon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.67/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Puéchabon

12pages on Puéchabon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing17 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors69% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.6 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Puéchabon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-Sylvestre de MontcalmèsChurch · 11th c.

Classé

Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Saint-Benoît et l'ancien pénitencier (anc…Abbey · 17th–19th c. · in Aniane, 2.5 mi

Classé

église Saint-ÉtienneChurch · 12th–14th c. · in Argelliers, 3.2 mi

Classé

Ancienne abbaye de GelloneAbbey · 11th–18th c. · in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, 3.5 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Sylvestre de Montcalmès: Photo: Henri MOREAU · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Puéchabon

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Puéchabon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Puéchabon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hérault →

AnianeGignacVailhauquèsMontarnaudSaint-André-de-SangonisSaint-Martin-de-LondresPuéchabon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Puéchabon	509	—	—	—	—	—
Aniane	2,979	2.6	D	C	C⁺	C
Gignac	6,651	5.4	C⁺	C⁻	C	B⁺
Vailhauquès	2,722	6.1	—	C⁻	—	A
Montarnaud	4,208	6.3	B	D	B⁺	B⁺
Saint-André-de-Sangonis	6,427	7.2	C	C	B⁻	C⁺
Saint-Martin-de-Londres	2,696	7.6	—	B⁻	—	A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Puéchabon

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Puéchabon is a commune of 509 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

Population: 509 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault
Département: Hérault (34)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 12.1 sq mi (31.5 km²)
INSEE code: 34221

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.