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RouetHérault

A town of 71 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Population
71
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€12.84
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
0%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Rouet a good place to live?

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

What makes Rouet stand out

The 2 things Rouet does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
19%2%RouetMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
19% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
14%22%RouetMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
14% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 37.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Dolmen de Lamalou
Dolmen de Lamalou · Classé · Photo: PicPatrimoineFredC · CC BY 4.0
Rouet’s story

Rouet in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rouet: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1954.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1954First protected: Dolmen de Lamalou
  • 2025Most recently protected: Château de la Roquette (ou Viviourès)
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rouet.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Rouet than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 57% of adults

That puts Rouet above both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). 14% of residents are 65 or over.

37.8median age
RouetHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma4%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education57%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rouet
RouetHérault medianFrance median
Under 1521%17%17%
15–246.9%9.7%11%
25–4439%22%23%
45–6419%27%26%
65+14%24%22%
No diploma3.8%17%19%
CAP or BEP15%23%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education57%31%30%
Full pageRouet’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages37.8 median age · 14% are 65 or overHouseholds30 households · 2.4 people per householdBorn abroad6.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Rouet?”

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

History

Rouet keeps more of its old housing than Hérault or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

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

On this, Rouet is above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rouet: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Rouet is Dolmen de Lamalou.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1954
first monument protected
Full pageRouet’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Rouet?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Rouet walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 0.0%

In the comparison, Rouet comes below both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 7.7%. Rouet has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Rouet, 0.2 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageRouet’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.2 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Rouet is €12.84/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rouet€12.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€12.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.71 to €15.40/m² a month)
€11.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageRouet’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€12.84/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Roquette and 2 more in and around Rouet

Heritage in and near Rouet. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roquette2.7 km south, in ValflaunèsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Londres2.7 km northwest, in Notre-Dame-de-LondresRuinsRuinsMascla3.3 km south, in Valflaunès
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rouet

12pages on Rouet
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.6 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing2 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 37.8History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rouet: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Château de la Roquette (ou Viviourès)Castle · Middle Ages
Dolmen de LamalouDolmen · Prehistory
Photo credits

Château de la Roquette (ou Viviourès): Photo: LaurentRG · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen de Lamalou: Photo: PicPatrimoineFredC · CC BY 4.0

Famous people from Rouet

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

How we find them →

Rouet’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 →
Saint-Martin-de-LondresSaint-Mathieu-de-TréviersSaint-Gély-du-FescPrades-le-LezSaint-Clément-de-RivièreGangesSaint-Martin-de-LondresSaint-Mathieu-de-TréviersSaint-Gély-du-FescPrades-le-LezSaint-Clément-de-RivièreGangesRouet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rouet71—————
Saint-Martin-de-Londres2,6964.4—B−—A
Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers4,9794.4A+C−A+A
Saint-Gély-du-Fesc10,4728.6ADA+A
Prades-le-Lez6,1848.9A−D−A−A−
Saint-Clément-de-Rivière5,2189.4ADB+A+
Ganges3,7249.7C−B−DD

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

About Rouet

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Rouet is a commune of 71 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Pic Saint-Loup. 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
71 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Pic Saint-Loup
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
9.7 sq mi (25 km²)
INSEE code
34236

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.