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A town of 264 in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Blomac a good place to live?

Blomac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Canal du Midi
Canal du Midi · Inscrit · Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blomac’s story

Blomac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Blomac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: église Saint-Étienne
  • 1996Most recently protected: Canal du Midi
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blomac.

History

Old homes shape Blomac: 13% were built before 1919, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Blomac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
11th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A younger town: only 20% of people in Blomac are 65 or over, fewer than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 are 9.8% of the population. 21% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Blomac are older than 43.3.

43.3median age
BlomacAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Blomac
BlomacAude medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–249.8%8.9%11%
25–4425%19%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+20%29%22%
No diploma22%21%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education21%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Blomac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%

Blomac has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Unemployment stood at 10.1%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Aude’s towns (14.6%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,730 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Blomac, 0.2 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

76.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 11 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.2 mi away.

76.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Blomac76.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de l'AlaricNearest collègeCollègeCollège9176%−11 pts
76.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −11 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Blomac than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.87/m² a month

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

19 houses and apartments changed hands in Blomac from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.33/m² a month.

€9.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Blomac€9.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.08 to €12.06/m² a month)
€7.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Blomac and 5 more in and around Blomac

Heritage and museums in and near Blomac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blomac

13pages on Blomac

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Blomac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

église Saint-Étienne: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canal du Midi: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Blomac

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

How we find them →

Blomac’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 →
TrèbesLézignan-CorbièresPalajaConques-sur-OrbielVillemoustaussouCarcassonneTrèbesLézignan-CorbièresPalajaConques-sur-OrbielVillemoustaussouCarcassonneBlomac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Blomac264—————
Trèbes5,3617.6CB−BB
Lézignan-Corbières10,3438.1DB−DC−
Palaja2,72211—C—B+
Conques-sur-Orbiel2,52311A+A−AA+
Villemoustaussou4,40112BC+A+B+
Carcassonne46,08012C−BD−C+

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

About Blomac

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Blomac is a commune of 264 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
264 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code
11042

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.