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A town of 2,722 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Vailhauquès has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Vailhauquès does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vailhauquès with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Vailhauquès has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vailhauquès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges de l'ancienne chapelle, in Argelliers, 1.9 mi away.
3.6% 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 Vailhauquès.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Vailhauquès can choose among 6 GPs. Life expectancy at birth in Hérault is 86.3 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 155 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 110, 29% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €3,478/m², higher than both Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 43 homes in Vailhauquès.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,488/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.7 mi away. Results rank its schools #33 of 80 in Hérault.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vincent BadieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 92%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
21% are under 15, above Hérault’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. The median resident of Vailhauquès is 42.9 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vailhauquès | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment stands at 6.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Vailhauquès. Best known first.
Nothing in Vailhauquès is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Vailhauquès.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vailhauquès | 2,722 | — | — | C− | — | A |
| Montarnaud | 4,208 | 1.9 | B | D | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | 10,472 | 4.6 | A | D | A+ | A |
| Grabels | 9,092 | 4.9 | B− | D | B− | B− |
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques | 5,676 | 5 | C | D | B− | C |
| Juvignac | 14,055 | 5.5 | C | D | C | A |
| Pignan | 8,431 | 6.2 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vailhauquès has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #33 of 80 in Hérault. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vailhauquès grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Vailhauquès is a commune of 2,722 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
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.