There are no grades for Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 36% of homes here are second homes. 34% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert stand out
The 2 things Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.
Who lives here
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert has fewer young adults than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, above Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 make up 6.2% of residents. Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert has a median age of 56.
56median age
Saint-Guilhem-le-DésertHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 61% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is Ancienne abbaye de Gellone. This Hérault town has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 4 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert are out of work than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 21.2%
At the census, 26.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 100 jobs are based in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, for 100 working residents (1.4 per worker). The median disposable income is €21,940 a year per consumption unit.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving56%
On foot25%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, 1.4 per working resident
21.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ancien moulin de l'abbaye: Photo: Lothur · CC0 · Maison du 12e siècle, près de l'église: Photo: Myself · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Restes de l'église Saint-Laurent, maison communale: Photo: Albertvillanovadelmoral · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour dite des Prisons: Photo: Albertvillanovadelmoral · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is a commune of 237 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
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.
