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Sainte-Croix-de-QuintillarguesHérault

This town in Hérault, Occitanie has a population of 984.

Is Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues a good place to live?

Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues stand out

The one thing Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues does most differently from other towns.

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Église de l'Exaltation de la Sainte-Croix
Église de l'Exaltation de la Sainte-Croix · Inscrit · Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues’ story

Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues in pictures

Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

  • 1978First protected: Église de l'Exaltation de la Sainte-Croix
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Landmarks

Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église de l'Exaltation de la Sainte-Croix: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues.

Who lives here

Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues is a graduates’ town: 52% hold a degree, more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

41.1median age

People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 22% of the people here. The median resident of Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues is 41.1 years old.

Sainte-Croix-de-QuintillarguesHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma5%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education52%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues
Sainte-Croix-de-QuintillarguesHérault medianFrance median
Under 1522%17%17%
15–249.9%9.7%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+14%24%22%
No diploma5.4%17%19%
CAP or BEP19%23%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education52%31%30%

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

History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

1historic monument

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

The protected list starts in the 11th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 6%.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues is better off than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,450 a year per consumption unit

6%walk, cycle or take transit

Unemployment runs at 6.1%. 6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 500 residents in work, Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues has 100 jobs: 0.2 each.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues, 0.2 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

100.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

100.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

General-bac pupils go 5.7 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues100.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Alain SavaryNearest collègeCollègeCollège132100%+5 pts
100.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues is €12.75/m² a month

€12.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €11.83/m² a month. Sales in Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues€12.75/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€12.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.27 to €15.82/m² a month)
€11.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues

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About Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues is a commune of 984 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
984 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Pic Saint-Loup
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code
34248

Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues’ 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-Mathieu-de-TréviersSaint-DrézéryPrades-le-LezTeyranSussarguesSaint-Clément-de-RivièreSaint-Mathieu-de-TréviersSaint-DrézéryPrades-le-LezTeyranSussarguesSaint-Clément-de-RivièreSainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues984—————
Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers4,9792.1A+C−A+A
Saint-Drézéry3,0064.5—D—A+
Prades-le-Lez6,1845.7A−D−A−A−
Teyran4,7876.4AC−A+A
Sussargues2,8406.4—D—A−
Saint-Clément-de-Rivière5,2187ADB+A+

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

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 November 9, 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.