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SiranHérault

A town of 754 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Is Siran a good place to live?

Siran is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Siran stand out

The 3 things Siran does most differently from other towns.

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Chapelle Notre-Dame de Centheilles
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Centheilles · Classé · Photo: ArnoLagrange · CC BY-SA 3.0
Siran’s story

Siran in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Siran: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église Saint-Baudile
  • 1954Most recently protected: Chapelle Notre-Dame de Centheilles
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Nearby attractions

Côte magnétique and 2 more in and around Siran

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Siran. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Siran.

Who lives here

An older town: 38% of people in Siran are 65 or over, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns

Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town, below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Siran split evenly at 56.9: half are older, half younger.

56.9median age
SiranHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%

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 Siran
SiranHérault medianFrance median
Under 1512%17%17%
15–247.2%9.7%11%
25–4416%22%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+38%24%22%
No diploma20%17%19%
CAP or BEP26%23%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education28%31%30%

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

History

Siran keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Siran is Chapelle Notre-Dame de Centheilles. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

More people in Siran are out of work than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.5%

At the census, 5.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Siran number 150, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,790 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Siran, 0.5 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Siran than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.85/m² a month

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

The median price, €1,792/m², comes from 53 sales of houses and apartments in Siran from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 98% were houses.

€1,792/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Siran€1,792/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,813/m²52
€8.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €11.06/m² a month)
€8.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Siran

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Siran: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Baudile: Photo: ArnoLagrange · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame de Centheilles: Photo: ArnoLagrange · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Siran

2 notable people were born in Siran.

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Siran’s 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 →
Lézignan-CorbièresTrèbesConques-sur-OrbielSallèles-d'AudeOuveillanVillemoustaussouLézignan-CorbièresTrèbesConques-sur-OrbielSallèles-d'AudeOuveillanVillemoustaussouSiran
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Siran754—————
Lézignan-Corbières Aude10,3439.5DB−DC−
Trèbes Aude5,36113CB−BB
Conques-sur-Orbiel Aude2,52314A+A−AA+
Sallèles-d'Aude Aude3,17915DCAC−
Ouveillan Aude2,71316BBAC−
Villemoustaussou Aude4,40116BC+A+B+

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

About Siran

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Siran is a commune of 754 people in the Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux. 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
754 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.2 km²)
INSEE code
34302

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.