In Alaigne, 11% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Alaigne, 3.2%. Fewer flats than in 96% of compared French towns: 4.8%. 327 residents in 160 households: that is Alaigne at the 2023 Census. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 3.9%.
Throughout this page, the Aude median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Alaigne
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 35 second homes and occasional dwellings in Alaigne, 15% of its 230 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 94% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Alaigne’s residents are under 55.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 100 immigrants in Alaigne (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 18% of residents, against 6% for the median compared commune in Aude. 17% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Empty homes
The census found 37 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes make up 16% in Alaigne, more than in 97% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 15% of homes are second homes in Alaigne. In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty. 14% of households have no car, or about one in seven. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Slower than most: −5% since 2012, behind 87% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Alaigne is older than 94% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Alaigne 55.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Alaigne comes in at 32%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
More single-parent households than 97% of compared French towns: 16%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 1.8 people. More one-person households than in 78% of compared French towns: 42%. The share of single-parent households in the typical compared French town is 10%.
A median of €18,760 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €18,760 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 98% of compared French towns.
Above 71% of compared French towns: 36% of households are headed by a retired person
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
16% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. As a reference point, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 18% in Alaigne, more than in 90% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Foreign nationals make up 17%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 71% of compared French towns: 28% of residents 15 and over are single
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Married residents account for 43%. As a reference point, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 26%, a lower share than 66% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Adults with no qualification make up 22%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (327 to 2,582 people), the 5th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Alaigne is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaigne | 55.5 | 32% | 15% | 18% |
| Limoux 10,532 · 7.1 mi | 50.3 | 30% | 4.7% | 11% |
| Bram 3,233 · 9.8 mi | 49.5 | 30% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Mirepoix 3,172 · 11 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 13% | 10% |
| Carcassonne 46,080 · 15.3 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 6.7% | 14% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 15.3 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Palaja 2,722 · 15.9 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Alaigne
What is the population of Alaigne?
327 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (343).
How old are Alaigne’s residents?
The median age is 55.5, older than 94% of compared French towns. 10% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Alaigne?
35, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Alaigne?
INSEE counts 59 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 18% of residents, and 56 foreign nationals (17%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Alaigne?
€18,760 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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