Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 201 in Aude, Occitanie.
Airoux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Airoux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Airoux; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
36% 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 Airoux.
18% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.6% of the town, below Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The under-15s are 21% of the population here.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Airoux | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Airoux; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €25,430 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aude’s towns (€23,350). 5.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Airoux didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Houses made up 90% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The market in Airoux: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Airoux. Best known first.
The list names few of Airoux’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de cimetière: Photo: Brownpoodle · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Airoux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airoux | 201 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castelnaudary | 12,151 | 5.3 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais Haute-Garonne | 5,072 | 8 | B | B | C | C− |
| Revel Haute-Garonne | 9,762 | 9.4 | A− | B+ | C+ | A |
| Sorèze Tarn | 2,965 | 11 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Nailloux Haute-Garonne | 4,211 | 12 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Mazères Ariège | 3,852 | 13 | B | C+ | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Airoux is a commune of 201 people in the Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. 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 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.