Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sauteyrargues.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Sauteyrargues than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 43% of adults
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%. The under-15s are 20% of the population here.
42.9median age
SauteyrarguesHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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
Sauteyrargues keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Sauteyrargues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Sauteyrargues is better off than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,460 a year per consumption unit
6.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 100 jobs are based in Sauteyrargues, for 200 working residents (0.4 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 11.4% are unemployed.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Sauteyrargues, 0.4 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sauteyrargues is €12.84/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €11.83/m² a month. Sales in Sauteyrargues from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments. Houses were 90% of what sold.
€12.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Sauteyrargues€12.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€12.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.71 to €15.40/m² a month)
€11.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sauteyrargues
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Sauteyrargues is a commune of 441 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
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.
