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A town in Aude, Occitanie, home to 196 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ajac has none. 15% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
The 2 things Ajac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ajac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in La Digne-d'Aval, 2.1 mi away.
22% 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 Ajac.
5.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 12% of the town. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Ajac | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.6% of commuters travelled at the census. 50 jobs are based in Ajac, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income was €23,880 a year per consumption unit, close to Aude’s towns (€23,350) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
8 houses and apartments changed hands in Ajac from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ajac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ajac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Ajac is a commune of 196 people in the Communauté de communes du Limouxin. 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.