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A town of 1,461 in Aude, Occitanie.
Armissan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 12.5% unemployment. At the median price of €2,546/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Armissan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Armissan 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.
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Armissan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Armissan.
The share of residents under 15 is 14%. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, above both Aude’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
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.
| Armissan | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,546/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Armissan from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 44 homes were sold here. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,478/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Armissan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 12.5%, between Aude’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,720 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 4.3% of working residents in Armissan at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Aude, women can expect to live 84.4 years and men 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 149 deaths in Armissan between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 172: 13% below. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Armissan can choose among 3 GPs.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Armissan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Vestiges de l'église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Armissan yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Armissan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,546/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.21/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Armissan grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Armissan is a commune of 1,461 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. 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 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.