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RoquebrunHérault

A town of 601 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Is Roquebrun a good place to live?

Roquebrun is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Roquebrun stand out

The 3 things Roquebrun does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Roquebrun’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Roquebrun’s story

No historic monuments in Roquebrun

The Culture ministry lists no building in Roquebrun as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Gravures rupestres dites Peiro escrito, in Olargues, 5.7 mi away.

A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2023The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roquebrun.

Who lives here

An older town: 40% of people in Roquebrun are 65 or over, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 5.5%, below Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The middle age in Roquebrun is 60.1. Among adults, 33% have a degree.

60.1median age
RoquebrunHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%

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 Roquebrun
RoquebrunHérault medianFrance median
Under 1511%17%17%
15–245.5%9.7%11%
25–4416%22%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+40%24%22%
No diploma15%17%19%
CAP or BEP23%23%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education33%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Roquebrun than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,100 a year per consumption unit

Per resident in work, Roquebrun counts 0.9 jobs (150 jobs, 200 workers). 13.7% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how a fifth of commuters travelled at the census.

20%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving67%
On foot10%
Bicycle7%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Roquebrun, 0.9 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Roquebrun than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.94/m² a month

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

The median price, €1,742/m², comes from 51 sales of houses and apartments in Roquebrun from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 92% were houses.

€1,742/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Roquebrun€1,742/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,742/m²47
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €11.33/m² a month)
€8.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Jardin Méditerranéen and 3 more in and around Roquebrun

Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Roquebrun. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Roquebrun

13pages on Roquebrun

Landmarks

Nothing in Roquebrun is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Roquebrun

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

How we find them →

Roquebrun’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 →
Murviel-lès-BéziersCazouls-lès-BéziersPuisserguierThézan-lès-BéziersMagalasBédarieuxMurviel-lès-BéziersCazouls-lès-BéziersPuisserguierThézan-lès-BéziersMagalasBédarieuxRoquebrun
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Roquebrun601—————
Murviel-lès-Béziers3,0007.6B+C+B+C+
Cazouls-lès-Béziers5,2618.6C+B+BC+
Puisserguier3,0789.2—B+—C
Thézan-lès-Béziers3,1249.5A−C+AB
Magalas3,58210CCBB−
Bédarieux5,80411C+A−DD

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

About Roquebrun

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Roquebrun is a commune of 601 people in the Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux. 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
601 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
15.3 sq mi (39.7 km²)
INSEE code
34232

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.