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BouriègeAude

A town of 151 in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Bouriège a good place to live?

Bouriège is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a fifth of homes.

What makes Bouriège stand out

The one thing Bouriège does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Bouriège’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Bouriège’s story

No historic monuments in Bouriège

The Culture ministry lists no building in Bouriège as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in La Digne-d'Aval, 4.1 mi away.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouriège.

Who lives here

Few people in Bouriège are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Aude’s towns and compared French towns

One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, below Aude’s towns (29%) and close to compared French towns (22%). 37% of adults hold a degree.

50median age
BouriègeAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bouriège
BouriègeAude medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–247.3%8.9%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+21%29%22%
No diploma16%21%19%
CAP or BEP19%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education37%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Bouriège has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.6 for each

11.6% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €22,560 a year per consumption unit, about level with Aude’s towns (€23,350) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters got to work without a car.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Bouriège, 0.6 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Bouriège costs less than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.78/m² a month

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

Bouriège recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bouriège€7.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.46 to €9.36/m² a month)
€7.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bouriège

11pages on Bouriège

Landmarks

Nothing in Bouriège is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Bouriège

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

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Bouriège’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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LimouxQuillanMirepoixLavelanetPalajaBramLimouxQuillanMirepoixLavelanetPalajaBramBouriège
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bouriège151—————
Limoux10,5325.4CB+C−C
Quillan2,9787.7BA−B−C
Mirepoix Ariège3,17216B−B−BC
Lavelanet Ariège5,98717C+A−DC+
Palaja2,72217—C—B+
Bram3,23318B−B+CC

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

About Bouriège

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Bouriège is a commune of 151 people in the Communauté de communes du Limouxin. 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
151 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Limouxin
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
INSEE code
11045

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.