Largest city in the Hérault department: the 2026 ranking
The 341 towns of the Hérault department (34) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Hérault department is Montpellier, with 313,712 inhabitants (ranked 7th in France by population). The largest town by area is Béziers (95 km²). Montpellier is also the most densely populated town, with 5,515 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Romiguières has only 25 inhabitants.
The Hérault department has 1,248,501 inhabitants over 6,101 km², a density of 205 inhabitants per km², 1.9 times the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 20.0% of the population of Occitanie, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Languedoc-Roussillon): see the ranking of the largest cities in Occitanie.
The 20 largest cities in the Hérault department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montpellier | 313,712 | 57 | 5,515 | 7th |
| 2 | Béziers | 82,629 | 95 | 865 | 60th |
| 3 | Sète | 45,901 | 24 | 1,896 | 160th |
| 4 | Agde | 30,340 | 51 | 597 | 287th |
| 5 | Lunel | 26,923 | 24 | 1,126 | 338th |
| 6 | Castelnau-le-Lez | 26,449 | 11 | 2,366 | 349th |
| 7 | Frontignan | 24,383 | 32 | 769 | 376th |
| 8 | Lattes | 17,540 | 28 | 630 | 569th |
| 9 | Mauguio | 16,695 | 50 | 337 | 595th |
| 10 | Juvignac | 14,181 | 11 | 1,309 | 710th |
| 11 | Saint-Jean-de-Védas | 13,476 | 13 | 1,045 | 750th |
| 12 | Mèze | 12,862 | 35 | 372 | 786th |
| 13 | Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone | 11,010 | 23 | 485 | 939th |
| 14 | Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | 10,732 | 17 | 650 | 968th |
| 15 | Pérols | 9,758 | 6.0 | 1,624 | 1,086th |
| 16 | Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,607 | 32 | 296 | 1,112th |
| 17 | Le Crès | 9,365 | 5.8 | 1,604 | 1,146th |
| 18 | Grabels | 9,188 | 16 | 566 | 1,165th |
| 19 | Sérignan | 8,772 | 27 | 320 | 1,226th |
| 20 | Pignan | 8,526 | 20 | 420 | 1,269th |
Largest towns by area in the Hérault department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Béziers | 82,629 | 95 | 865 | 265th |
| 2 | La Salvetat-sur-Agout | 1,117 | 88 | 13 | 322nd |
| 3 | Saint-Maurice-Navacelles | 190 | 69 | 3 | 565th |
| 4 | Lunas-les-Châteaux | 849 | 64 | 13 | 679th |
| 5 | Avène | 299 | 63 | 5 | 707th |
| 6 | Fraisse-sur-Agout | 328 | 58 | 6 | 811th |
| 7 | Aumelas | 636 | 58 | 11 | 818th |
| 8 | Montpellier | 313,712 | 57 | 5,515 | 870th |
| 9 | Riols | 732 | 56 | 13 | 901st |
| 10 | Rosis | 285 | 53 | 5 | 1,024th |
Most densely populated towns in the Hérault department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montpellier | 313,712 | 57 | 5,515 | 121st |
| 2 | Palavas-les-Flots | 6,176 | 2.4 | 2,595 | 348th |
| 3 | Castelnau-le-Lez | 26,449 | 11 | 2,366 | 382nd |
| 4 | Jacou | 7,063 | 3.4 | 2,059 | 437th |
| 5 | Valras-Plage | 4,489 | 2.4 | 1,910 | 477th |
| 6 | Sète | 45,901 | 24 | 1,896 | 478th |
| 7 | Pérols | 9,758 | 6.0 | 1,624 | 574th |
| 8 | Le Crès | 9,365 | 5.8 | 1,604 | 580th |
| 9 | Juvignac | 14,181 | 11 | 1,309 | 725th |
| 10 | Lunel | 26,923 | 24 | 1,126 | 850th |
All towns in the Hérault department (341)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Abeilhan (1,878)
- Adissan (1,394)
- Agde (30,340)
- Agel (247)
- Agonès (328)
- Aigne (304)
- Aigues-Vives (480)
- Alignan-du-Vent (1,843)
- Aniane (3,043)
- Arboras (114)
- Argelliers (1,027)
- Aspiran (1,694)
- Assas (1,447)
- Assignan (177)
- Aumelas (636)
- Aumes (513)
- Autignac (999)
- Avène (299)
- Azillanet (368)
- Babeau-Bouldoux (313)
- Baillargues (7,937)
- Balaruc-le-Vieux (2,772)
- Balaruc-les-Bains (7,238)
- Bassan (2,416)
- Beaufort (216)
- Beaulieu (2,297)
- Bédarieux (6,014)
- Bélarga (670)
- Berlou (211)
- Bessan (5,916)
- Béziers (82,629)
- Boisseron (2,228)
- Boisset (44)
- Boujan-sur-Libron (3,659)
- Bouzigues (1,631)
- Brenas (58)
- Brignac (1,001)
- Brissac (629)
- Buzignargues (387)
- Cabrerolles (351)
- Cabrières (579)
- Cambon-et-Salvergues (54)
- Campagnan (726)
- Campagne (320)
- Camplong (218)
- Candillargues (2,109)
- Canet (3,697)
- Capestang (3,577)
- Carlencas-et-Levas (111)
- Cassagnoles (112)
- Castanet-le-Haut (227)
- Castelnau-de-Guers (1,225)
- Castelnau-le-Lez (26,449)
- Castries (6,984)
- Causse-de-la-Selle (463)
- Causses-et-Veyran (622)
- Caussiniojouls (169)
- Caux (2,755)
- Cazedarnes (693)
- Cazevieille (236)
- Cazilhac (1,636)
- Cazouls-d'Hérault (432)
- Cazouls-lès-Béziers (5,364)
- Cébazan (658)
- Ceilhes-et-Rocozels (247)
- Celles (28)
- Cers (2,552)
- Cessenon-sur-Orb (2,459)
- Cesseras (442)
- Ceyras (1,437)
- Clapiers (6,104)
- Claret (1,790)
- Clermont-l'Hérault (9,607)
- Colombières-sur-Orb (508)
- Colombiers (2,872)
- Combaillaux (2,048)
- Combes (320)
- Corneilhan (1,647)
- Coulobres (376)
- Courniou (623)
- Cournonsec (3,662)
- Cournonterral (7,428)
- Creissan (1,462)
- Cruzy (1,013)
- Entre-Vignes (2,236)
- Espondeilhan (1,294)
- Fabrègues (7,532)
- Faugères (553)
- Félines-Minervois (510)
- Ferrals-les-Montagnes (159)
- Ferrières-les-Verreries (48)
- Ferrières-Poussarou (74)
- Florensac (5,345)
- Fontanès (362)
- Fontès (1,083)
- Fos (136)
- Fouzilhon (250)
- Fozières (200)
- Fraisse-sur-Agout (328)
- Frontignan (24,383)
- Gabian (899)
- Galargues (770)
- Ganges (3,796)
- Garrigues (241)
- Gigean (6,719)
- Gignac (6,830)
- Gorniès (103)
- Grabels (9,188)
- Graissessac (561)
- Guzargues (513)
- Hérépian (1,620)
- Jacou (7,063)
- Joncels (270)
- Jonquières (596)
- Juvignac (14,181)
- La Boissière (1,088)
- La Caunette (328)
- La Grande-Motte (8,524)
- La Livinière (533)
- La Salvetat-sur-Agout (1,117)
- La Tour-sur-Orb (1,373)
- La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries (215)
- Lacoste (311)
- Lagamas (115)
- Lamalou-les-Bains (2,412)
- Lansargues (3,274)
- Laroque (1,705)
- Lattes (17,540)
- Laurens (1,838)
- Lauret (646)
- Lauroux (219)
- Lavalette (53)
- Lavérune (3,358)
- Le Bosc (1,453)
- Le Bousquet-d'Orb (1,616)
- Le Caylar (472)
- Le Crès (9,365)
- Le Cros (62)
- Le Pouget (2,174)
- Le Poujol-sur-Orb (977)
- Le Pradal (325)
- Le Puech (269)
- Le Soulié (141)
- Le Triadou (750)
- Les Aires (629)
- Les Matelles (2,120)
- Les Plans (322)
- Les Rives (155)
- Lespignan (3,461)
- Lézignan-la-Cèbe (1,610)
- Liausson (162)
- Lieuran-Cabrières (343)
- Lieuran-lès-Béziers (1,528)
- Lignan-sur-Orb (3,274)
- Lodève (7,500)
- Loupian (2,208)
- Lunas-les-Châteaux (849)
- Lunel (26,923)
- Lunel-Viel (4,535)
- Magalas (3,653)
- Maraussan (4,869)
- Margon (781)
- Marseillan (8,495)
- Marsillargues (7,053)
- Mas-de-Londres (684)
- Mauguio (16,695)
- Maureilhan (2,543)
- Mérifons (62)
- Mèze (12,862)
- Minerve (106)
- Mireval (3,332)
- Mons (695)
- Montady (4,058)
- Montagnac (4,573)
- Montarnaud (4,270)
- Montaud (1,025)
- Montbazin (2,921)
- Montblanc (2,979)
- Montels (251)
- Montesquieu (75)
- Montferrier-sur-Lez (4,299)
- Montouliers (245)
- Montoulieu (221)
- Montpellier (313,712)
- Montpeyroux (1,481)
- Moulès-et-Baucels (900)
- Mourèze (182)
- Mudaison (3,044)
- Murles (363)
- Murviel-lès-Béziers (3,060)
- Murviel-lès-Montpellier (2,108)
- Nébian (1,664)
- Neffiès (1,029)
- Nézignan-l'Évêque (1,751)
- Nissan-lez-Enserune (4,200)
- Nizas (679)
- Notre-Dame-de-Londres (533)
- Octon (533)
- Olargues (496)
- Olmet-et-Villecun (164)
- Olonzac (1,714)
- Oupia (278)
- Pailhès (635)
- Palavas-les-Flots (6,176)
- Pardailhan (195)
- Paulhan (4,111)
- Pégairolles-de-Buèges (56)
- Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette (152)
- Péret (1,154)
- Pérols (9,758)
- Pézenas (8,043)
- Pézènes-les-Mines (245)
- Pierrerue (295)
- Pignan (8,526)
- Pinet (2,075)
- Plaissan (1,739)
- Poilhes (556)
- Pomérols (2,346)
- Popian (389)
- Portiragnes (3,592)
- Poujols (195)
- Poussan (6,888)
- Pouzolles (1,252)
- Pouzols (965)
- Prades-le-Lez (6,290)
- Prades-sur-Vernazobre (381)
- Prémian (486)
- Puéchabon (519)
- Puilacher (672)
- Puimisson (1,245)
- Puissalicon (1,387)
- Puisserguier (3,142)
- Quarante (1,824)
- Restinclières (2,662)
- Rieussec (87)
- Riols (732)
- Romiguières (25)
- Roquebrun (616)
- Roqueredonde (214)
- Roquessels (122)
- Rosis (285)
- Rouet (71)
- Roujan (2,378)
- Saint-André-de-Buèges (47)
- Saint-André-de-Sangonis (6,536)
- Saint-Aunès (4,574)
- Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve (961)
- Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel (1,268)
- Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois (1,792)
- Saint-Brès (3,670)
- Saint-Chinian (1,833)
- Saint-Clément-de-Rivière (5,401)
- Saint-Drézéry (3,075)
- Saint-Étienne-d'Albagnan (308)
- Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas (525)
- Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux (262)
- Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras (34)
- Saint-Félix-de-Lodez (1,165)
- Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (10,732)
- Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit (1,767)
- Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal (203)
- Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues (2,183)
- Saint-Georges-d'Orques (5,748)
- Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare (872)
- Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (245)
- Saint-Guiraud (277)
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Beauvoir (464)
- Saint-Jean-de-Buèges (211)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cornies (874)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles (549)
- Saint-Jean-de-Fos (1,778)
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière (715)
- Saint-Jean-de-Minervois (133)
- Saint-Jean-de-Védas (13,476)
- Saint-Julien (229)
- Saint-Just (3,328)
- Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon (101)
- Saint-Martin-de-Londres (2,740)
- Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers (5,100)
- Saint-Maurice-Navacelles (190)
- Saint-Michel (61)
- Saint-Nazaire-de-Ladarez (333)
- Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan (633)
- Saint-Pargoire (2,539)
- Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle (1,418)
- Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage (123)
- Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens (681)
- Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (1,893)
- Saint-Privat (473)
- Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian (308)
- Saint-Sériès (991)
- Saint-Thibéry (3,181)
- Saint-Vincent-d'Olargues (359)
- Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues (797)
- Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues (1,009)
- Salasc (365)
- Saturargues (1,044)
- Saussan (2,095)
- Saussines (1,025)
- Sauteyrargues (454)
- Sauvian (5,728)
- Sérignan (8,772)
- Servian (5,626)
- Sète (45,901)
- Siran (767)
- Sorbs (41)
- Soubès (975)
- Soumont (246)
- Sussargues (2,918)
- Taussac-la-Billière (465)
- Teyran (4,872)
- Thézan-lès-Béziers (3,184)
- Tourbes (2,093)
- Tressan (706)
- Usclas-d'Hérault (445)
- Usclas-du-Bosc (258)
- Vacquières (784)
- Vailhan (143)
- Vailhauquès (2,757)
- Valergues (2,263)
- Valflaunès (806)
- Valmascle (52)
- Valras-Plage (4,489)
- Valros (1,714)
- Vélieux (97)
- Vendargues (7,345)
- Vendémian (1,173)
- Vendres (2,685)
- Verreries-de-Moussans (85)
- Vias (6,024)
- Vic-la-Gardiole (3,456)
- Vieussan (271)
- Villemagne-l'Argentière (425)
- Villeneuve-lès-Béziers (4,565)
- Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone (11,010)
- Villeneuvette (67)
- Villespassans (190)
- Villetelle (1,802)
- Villeveyrac (4,045)
- Viols-en-Laval (236)
- Viols-le-Fort (1,249)
Other departments in Occitanie
Ariège (09) Aude (11) Aveyron (12) Gard (30) Haute-Garonne (31) Gers (32) Lot (46) Lozère (48) Hautes-Pyrénées (65) Pyrénées-Orientales (66) Tarn (81) Tarn-et-Garonne (82) All departments
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.