At under 1,000 residents, Alet-les-Bains is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a quarter of homes. Over-65s are 38% of the population.
What makes Alet-les-Bains stand out
The 2 things Alet-les-Bains does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alet-les-Bains.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Alet-les-Bains than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 8.7% are under 15
Aged 15 to 24: 6.9% of residents. People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, above Aude’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half the people of Alet-les-Bains are older than 60.4.
60.4median age
Alet-les-BainsAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Alet-les-Bains keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 54% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Alet-les-Bains is Restes de l'ancienne cathédrale Notre-Dame. The Culture ministry lists 20 historic monuments in the town: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 14 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Alet-les-Bains, 26.2%, runs above Aude’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €21,870 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Aude’s towns (€23,350) and compared French towns (€25,970). Alet-les-Bains has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.8 per worker. Public transport took 4.5% of Alet-les-Bains’ working residents to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
On foot7%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Alet-les-Bains, 0.8 per working resident
26.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Restes de l'ancienne cathédrale Notre-Dame: Photo: Devisme.alain · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame: Photo: Devisme.alain · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-André: Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Porte de Cadène: Photo: Meria z Geoian · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Alet-les-Bains
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Alet-les-Bains is a commune of 379 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
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.
