Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 749 in Aude, Occitanie.
Badens is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Badens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Badens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour de Mézolieux, in Laure-Minervois, 3 mi away.
23% 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 Badens.
Children under 15 make up 14%, below Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Badens | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force are out of work. Badens has 200 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €23,640 a year per consumption unit, about level with Aude’s towns (€23,350) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.8 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston BonheurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 76%−9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.76/m² a month. Sales in Badens from July 2023 to June 2026: 40 houses and apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €11.43/m² a month, close to Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,378/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Badens. Best known first.
Nothing in Badens is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Badens.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badens | 749 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 3.1 | C | B− | B | B |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 6.5 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 6.7 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 7.7 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 7.8 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 9.6 | B | B− | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Badens is a commune of 749 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) · 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.