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The town has 395 residents and lies in Aude, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Argens-Minervois out for now. 15% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Argens-Minervois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Argens-Minervois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Escales, 3.7 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Argens-Minervois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Argens-Minervois.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 32% of residents. 13% are under 15, below both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Argens-Minervois | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 15.3%, close to Aude’s towns (14.6%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Argens-Minervois holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,330 a year.
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.
Argens-Minervois recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.03/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Argens-Minervois. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Argens-Minervois yet.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Argens-Minervois is a commune of 395 people in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argens-Minervois | 395 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 3.1 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Sallèles-d'Aude | 3,179 | 9.2 | D | C | A | C− |
| Ouveillan | 2,713 | 11 | B | B | A | C− |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 4,079 | 12 | D | B− | C | C− |
| Narbonne | 57,587 | 13 | D− | C− | D− | C |
| Coursan | 5,737 | 15 | D | B− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.