Aude

Aude has 377,773 residents in 433 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,900/m², from €1,200/m² in Quillan to €3,910/m² in Gruissan among communes of more than 2,000 people. 63% of households own their main home.

Département 11 · 433 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

377,773residents2022 census

€1,900/m²median price per m²five years of sales

63%of households own their homemain home

25%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Aude.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Aude : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Aude : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Aude : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 28 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Argeliers	2,128	€1,970/m²	€20,980	81%	12%	13.1%	1%	15
Bram	3,252	€1,460/m²	€20,940	62%	16%	10.9%	14%	38
Carcassonne	46,429	€1,400/m²	€19,240	48%	13%	18.2%	11%	103
Castelnaudary	12,212	€1,450/m²	€19,700	45%	13%	12.8%	2%	85
Conques-sur-Orbiel	2,549	€1,370/m²	€21,440	74%	12%	9.3%	5%	16
Coursan	5,762	€1,790/m²	€20,550	70%	12%	17.6%	3%	17
Cuxac-d'Aude	4,070	€1,850/m²	€20,520	70%	14%	13.9%	14%	17
Fleury	4,071	€3,430/m²	€21,060	71%	17%	14.8%	2%	18
Gruissan	5,068	€3,910/m²	€21,140	67%	15%	18.3%	9%	95
Leucate	4,531	€3,380/m²	€21,620	64%	18%	22.4%	42%	44
Limoux	10,339	€1,520/m²	€19,790	53%	17%	16.0%	7%	32
Lézignan-Corbières	10,855	€1,670/m²	€19,390	57%	14%	19.7%	4%	61
Montréal	2,116	€1,480/m²	€21,190	62%	12%	12.0%	1%	17
Moussan	2,079	€2,270/m²	€22,710	81%	8%	11.3%	6%	14
Narbonne	56,692	€2,340/m²	€19,850	43%	13%	18.6%	20%	134
Ouveillan	2,635	€1,520/m²	€20,530	70%	14%	13.0%	0%	13
Palaja	2,692	€2,160/m²	€25,100	83%	8%	8.9%	3%	13
Pennautier	2,875	€1,840/m²	€21,860	72%	11%	9.9%	15%	12
Port-la-Nouvelle	5,882	€2,570/m²	€19,610	55%	16%	22.0%	31%	37
Quillan	2,992	€1,200/m²	€18,670	61%	20%	19.3%	28%	80
Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude	2,019	€2,140/m²	€20,990	77%	11%	13.8%	1%	21
Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude	2,104	€2,270/m²	€21,930	81%	9%	12.4%	0%	14
Salles-d'Aude	3,280	€2,380/m²	€23,080	80%	13%	13.8%	1%	17
Sallèles-d'Aude	3,104	€2,200/m²	€21,870	72%	10%	16.7%	5%	26
Sigean	5,620	€2,080/m²	€20,690	69%	14%	14.3%	20%	4
Trèbes	5,386	€1,450/m²	€19,250	58%	14%	19.3%	1%	53
Villemoustaussou	4,434	€2,000/m²	€23,540	78%	11%	9.2%	3%	26
Vinassan	2,665	€2,350/m²	€23,920	70%	10%	10.3%	3%	23

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

377,773 residents and 180,967 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

15%

aged under 15

14%

aged 15–29

35%

aged 60 and over

39%

of households are people living alone

20%

of households are couples with children

11%

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

271,141 homes, 67% of them main residences, with 4.2 rooms on average.

71%

of homes are houses

63%

of households own their home

of households rent social housing (HLM)

25%

second homes

empty homes

87%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191916%

1919–19458%

1946–197016%

1971–199026%

1991–200517%

2006–201917%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

38,713 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,900/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€2,240/m²flats11,349 sales

€1,790/m²houses27,364 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

15.0%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

27%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

35%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Aude on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

8.5GPs per 10,000 residents2025

138pharmacieson 1 January 2025

378food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners321

Dentists244

Nurses935

Physiotherapists630

Pharmacies138

Group health centres28

Emergency departments7

Supermarkets and hypermarkets98

Convenience stores and grocers280

Bakeries291

Butchers122

Petrol stations88

EV charging stations251

Post offices and postal points226

Banks98

France services centres25

Police and gendarmerie36

Restaurants1,756

Hairdressers643

Nurseries75

Swimming pools36

Sports halls64

Gyms81

Cinemas10

Libraries251

Performance venues4

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 433 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Flooding100%

Ground movement100%

Earthquake100%

Forest fire100%

Radon100%

Dam failure42%

Transport of hazardous goods38%

Mining subsidence3%

Industrial hazard3%

Flooding of old mine workings0%

Mine gas emissions0%

5,630natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

47%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows3,358

Drought (clay shrinkage)867

Coastal surges and wave damage452

Other (snow, hail, avalanches…)433

Storms and cyclones433

Earthquakes79

Ground movement8

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026