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This town in Ariège, Occitanie has a population of 57.
There are no grades for Cazals-des-Baylès: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 22% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Cazals-des-Baylès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cazals-des-Baylès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ruines), in Lagarde, 2.7 mi away.
32% 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 Cazals-des-Baylès.
6.9% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 37% of adults. The age that splits Cazals-des-Baylès in two is 47.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Cazals-des-Baylès | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 11% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.79/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Cazals-des-Baylès.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Cazals-des-Baylès. Best known first.
Nothing in Cazals-des-Baylès is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cazals-des-Baylès yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazals-des-Baylès | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 3.6 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 12 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Bram Aude | 3,233 | 14 | B− | B+ | C | C |
| Limoux Aude | 10,532 | 14 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 15 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Castelnaudary Aude | 12,151 | 16 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Cazals-des-Baylès is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix. 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) · 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 November 4, 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.