A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns: 13%
15% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. Brézilhac’s 72 households held 172 residents at the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in four: 27% of households are one person living alone. On flats, Brézilhac sits lower than 97% of compared French towns: 4%.
Throughout this page, the Aude median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Brézilhac
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Brézilhac, 19% of its 99 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Brézilhac had 181 residents at the 2012 census and 172 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 19% of its homes
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 12: nearly one in ten homes stand empty. Without a car: one household in 10, against 11% in the median compared French town.
Brézilhac’s population moved −5% on 2012, less than in 88% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Here the change came as −4% to 2017, then −1% to 2023.
Older than 59% of compared French towns: half of Brézilhac is over 45.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Brézilhac 45.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 come to 11% in Brézilhac, about one in ten.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
33% of households are couples with children, a share 88% of compared French towns don’t reach
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%. On average, 2.4 people share a household.
Standard of living at the median: €23,640 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €23,640 a year: lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 98% of compared French towns: 33%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
6.7% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
11% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 85% of compared French towns don’t reach
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Against a figure of 6.5% in the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants in Brézilhac comes in at 11%. Foreign nationals make up 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share higher than in 75% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aude has 6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 57% of compared French towns: 44% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Locally, 25% of residents 15 and over are single. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 89% of compared French towns: 12%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
37% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. The wider picture: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 21st oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
5 of 6 neighbors are older than Brézilhac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brézilhac | 45.3 | 15% | 19% | 11% |
| Bram 3,233 · 5.5 mi | 49.5 | 30% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Limoux 10,532 · 10.4 mi | 50.3 | 30% | 4.7% | 11% |
| Mirepoix 3,172 · 11.6 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 13% | 10% |
| Castelnaudary 12,151 · 12.1 mi | 43.9 | 25% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 13.4 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Carcassonne 46,080 · 14.2 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 6.7% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Brézilhac
What is the population of Brézilhac?
172 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (181).
How old are Brézilhac’s residents?
The median age is 45.3, older than 59% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Brézilhac?
19, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Brézilhac?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (11%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Brézilhac?
€23,640 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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