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A town in Aude, Occitanie, home to 1,395 people.
Health is its strong suit — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on cost of living as well (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes lag: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 11.8% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Alairac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Alairac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Alairac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Alairac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Alairac has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alairac.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
71 deaths in Alairac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 98: 28% below. Women in Aude live to 84.4 on average and men to 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The jobless rate is 11.8%. Half of residents lived on more than €25,010 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aude’s towns (€23,350). 3.2% of Alairac’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,604/m², below Aude’s towns (€1,923/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. From July 2023 to June 2026, 31 homes were sold in Alairac.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,604/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, higher than Aude’s towns (8.9%) and near compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Alairac | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 8.4%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Alairac has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Croix de Catuffe: Photo: Giacomin.fabrice · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Germain: Photo: zeppelin photographie a vendu l'intégralité des droits à la municipalité d'alairac · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Alairac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alairac | 1,395 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 5.7 | B | B− | A+ | D |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 5.8 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 7.3 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 7.6 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Bram | 3,233 | 7.8 | B− | B+ | C | C |
| Limoux | 10,532 | 8.9 | C | B+ | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Alairac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Alairac grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Alairac is a commune of 1,395 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
