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It is a town of 487 residents in Aude, Occitanie.

Population

487

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.25

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,450

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Aragon a good place to live?

There are no grades for Aragon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 15% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Aragon stand out

The one thing Aragon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Croix de chemin · Classé · Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Aragon’s story

Aragon in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Aragon counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2007.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1932First protected: Croix de chemin
2007The protected historic area is created

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aragon.

History

Old homes shape Aragon: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Since 2007, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. On the Culture ministry’s list, Aragon counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Croix de chemin. The protected list starts in the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Croix de chemin 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1932

first monument protected

2007

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

34%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Full pageAragon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Aragon?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Aragon has fewer young adults than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7% are 15 to 24

Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Aude’s towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 36% of adults.

46.8median age

AragonAude medianFrance median

Aude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Aragon
	Aragon	Aude median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	5.7%	8.9%	11%
25–44	24%	19%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	22%	29%	22%
No diploma	16%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	20%	18%
Higher education	36%	25%	30%

Full pageAragon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.8 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households230 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad6.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Aragon?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Only 4.0% of commuters in Aragon go to work without a car, fewer than in Aude’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €26,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aude’s towns (€23,350). For its 200 residents in work, Aragon has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. The unemployment rate comes to 10.4%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Public transport3%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Aragon, 0.3 per working resident

10.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,450

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageAragon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€26,450 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Aragon than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.25/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Aragon: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Aragon€9.25/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aude median€10.99/m²

€9.25/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €12.10/m² a month)

€7.97/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageAragon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.25/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Aragon and 3 more in and around Aragon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Aragon. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aragonin town AttractionAttractionPlaine de Montolieuin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Abbé4.3 km southwest, in Ventenac-Cabardès ChâteauChâteauLa Bastide RougePeyre3.2 km southeast, in Pennautier

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Aragon

12pages on Aragon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The list names few of Aragon’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Croix de cheminCross · 16th c.

Classé

Ruines des quatre châteauxChâteau · 12th–16th c. · in Lastours, 4.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-AndréChurch · 13th–19th c. · in Montolieu, 5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-MichelChurch · 14th c. · in Conques-sur-Orbiel, 5 mi

Photo credits

Croix de chemin: Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Aragon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Aragon yet.

How we find them →

Aragon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aude →

PennautierVillemoustaussouConques-sur-OrbielCarcassonneTrèbesPalajaAragon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Aragon	487	—	—	—	—	—
Pennautier	2,895	3.7	B	B⁻	A⁺	D
Villemoustaussou	4,401	4.1	B	C⁺	A⁺	B⁺
Conques-sur-Orbiel	2,523	4.9	A⁺	A⁻	A	A⁺
Carcassonne	46,080	6.3	C⁻	B	D⁻	C⁺
Trèbes	5,361	9.2	C	B⁻	B	B
Palaja	2,722	9.6	—	C	—	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Aragon

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Aragon is a commune of 487 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

Population: 487 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo
Département: Aude (11)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 8.3 sq mi (21.4 km²)
INSEE code: 11011

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.