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With 83 residents, it is a town in Aude, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Arquettes-en-Val falls below the line for grades. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 41% of residents.
The 2 things Arquettes-en-Val does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arquettes-en-Val as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin en pierre, in Serviès-en-Val, 1.1 mi away.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arquettes-en-Val.
Children under 15 make up 6.7%, lower than both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Arquettes-en-Val is older than 61.4, half younger. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Arquettes-en-Val | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.7% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 1.1% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.5% of Arquettes-en-Val’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.
The market in Arquettes-en-Val: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Arquettes-en-Val. Best known first.
Nothing in Arquettes-en-Val is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arquettes-en-Val 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arquettes-en-Val | 83 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 7.3 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 7.8 | C | B− | B | B |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 11 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 12 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 13 | B | B− | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Arquettes-en-Val is a commune of 83 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) · 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.