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The town, home to 60 people, lies in Hérault, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Michel has none. Second homes make up 53% of its housing. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Michel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Michel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Donjon et les restes du château, in La Couvertoirade, 5.3 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Michel.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.8% of the population. 31% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Saint-Michel is older than 55.8, half younger.
42% women, 58% men
About 74 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Michel | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Saint-Michel didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Michel: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Michel. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Michel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Michel yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lodève | 7,251 | 9 | C+ | B | D | B− |
| Le Vigan Gard | 3,863 | 14 | C | B | C− | D− |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 15 | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Aniane | 2,979 | 15 | D | C | C+ | C |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 16 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Gignac | 6,651 | 16 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Michel is a commune of 60 people in the Communauté de communes Lodévois et Larzac. 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
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.