Église de la Nativité-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges.
Who lives here
Saint-Jean-de-Buèges is a graduates’ town: 45% hold a degree, more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
50.6median age
16% are under 15, lower than both Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.9% of residents. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town.
Saint-Jean-de-BuègesHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education45%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Jean-de-Buèges: 47% were built before 1919, more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1993. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges is Église de la Nativité-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,390 a year per consumption unit
15%walk, cycle or take transit
Of those in the labour force, 14.4% are unemployed. 50 jobs are based in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). Also worth knowing: 2.6% of Saint-Jean-de-Buèges’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot12%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges, 0.4 per working resident
14.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Jean-de-Buèges is a commune of 208 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
208 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Pic Saint-Loup
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.9 km²)
INSEE code
34264
Saint-Jean-de-Buèges’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
