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RoquesselsHérault

A town of 119 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Is Roquessels a good place to live?

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

What makes Roquessels stand out

The 2 things Roquessels does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ancienne église Notre-Dame
Ancienne église Notre-Dame · Inscrit · Photo: Emeraude · Public domain
Roquessels’ story

Roquessels in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Roquessels, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1991First protected: Ancienne église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roquessels.

Who lives here

Few people in Roquessels are 15 to 24: 5%, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Roquessels is below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). 13% of residents are children under 15.

51.5median age
RoquesselsHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

42% women, 58% men

About 72 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Roquessels
RoquesselsHérault medianFrance median
Under 1513%17%17%
15–245%9.7%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+29%24%22%
No diploma17%17%19%
CAP or BEP23%23%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education37%31%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Roquessels: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns

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

In the comparison, Roquessels comes above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Roquessels, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Roquessels has higher unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 19.6%

For Roquessels, that is above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Roquessels has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,380 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Roquessels, 0.4 per working resident
19.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Roquessels costs less than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.08/m² a month

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

Roquessels sits below both Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€10.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Roquessels€10.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€10.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.28 to €12.26/m² a month)
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Roquessels and 2 more in and around Roquessels

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Roquessels

12pages on Roquessels

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Ancienne église Notre-Dame: Photo: Emeraude · Public domain

Famous people from Roquessels

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roquessels yet.

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Roquessels’ 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 →
MagalasBédarieuxCauxMurviel-lès-BéziersServianThézan-lès-BéziersMagalasBédarieuxCauxMurviel-lès-BéziersServianThézan-lès-BéziersRoquessels
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Roquessels119—————
Magalas3,5825.4CCBB−
Bédarieux5,8045.6C+A−DD
Caux2,7187.7CCA−C−
Murviel-lès-Béziers3,0008.5B+C+B+C+
Servian5,5179.5DC−C+C−
Thézan-lès-Béziers3,1249.5A−C+AB

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

About Roquessels

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Roquessels is a commune of 119 people in the Communauté de communes Les Avant-Monts. 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
119 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Les Avant-Monts
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code
34234

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.