Demography: Toulouse and Montpellier are the two main poles of attraction in Occitanie
The Occitanie region has nearly 6 million inhabitants.
5,933,185 inhabitants in Occitania. The 2019 legal population will therefore come into force on 1uh next january. This figure has increased by 0.7% since 2013 (+41,600 people), an average higher than the national level (+ 0.4%).
This development is mainly due to a greater number of arrivals than the number of departures. Unsurprisingly, the most significant growth is concentrated in the two main departments, Haute-Garonne (1,400,039 inhabitants; + 1.3% over six years) and Hérault (1,175,623 inhabitants; + 1.2% over six years). six years).
Each time, it is the metropolises which attract in these territories. Indeed, the agglomeration of Toulouse has gained 1.4% of inhabitants since 2013 and Montpellier has an even more impressive figure, with 1.7%. The prefecture of Hérault is even the urban unit of more than 100,000 inhabitants of France to gain the most population.
In agglomerations of more than 50,000 inhabitants, the migratory surplus is generally the engine of demographic growth, the natural balance being lower most of the time. The coastal towns (Lunel, Béziers, Narbonne, Saint-Cyprien) are those which attract the most people from elsewhere. Note that among agglomerations of more than 50,000 people, only Nîmes (Gard) is losing population in Occitania (-0.1%). If this is a birth rate (+ 0.4%), it distinguishes by a very positive migratory balance (-0.5%).