Maison, dite Maison des Consuls · Classé · Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens’ story
Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jules Pargoire, born in 1872, is the one person born in Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens before 1900 that Wikidata records.
1935First protected: Moulin de Roquemengarde
2015Most recently protected: Maison dite des Emigrants
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Église paroissiale Sainte-Marie et Saint-Pons: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison, dite Maison des Consuls: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens.
History
Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens is Maison, dite Maison des Consuls. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 15% of Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
49.7median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 36% of adults. Residents of Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens have a median age of 49.7.
Saint-Pons-de-MauchiensHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education36%
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
Work & commute
Only 3.7% of commuters in Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens go to work without a car, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
4%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs located in Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.3 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,620 a year per consumption unit, near Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 2.0% of Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens, 0.3 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Homes in Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens cost less than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €2,265/m²
€2,265/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 97% were houses. Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens recorded 30 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.45/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens€2,265/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
€12.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.98 to €15.16/m² a month)
€10.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens is a commune of 667 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée. 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
667 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Hérault-Méditerranée
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.6 km²)
INSEE code
34285
Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens’ 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.
