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It is a town of 365 residents in Aude, Occitanie.
Brousses-et-Villaret isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up nearly a quarter of its housing. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Brousses-et-Villaret does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brousses-et-Villaret as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-André, in Montolieu, 2.8 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Brousses-et-Villaret is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brousses-et-Villaret.
Degrees are held by a third of adults, above Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. 16% of residents are children under 15. The median resident of Brousses-et-Villaret is 53.5 years old.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Brousses-et-Villaret | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,670 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Brousses-et-Villaret: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). 4.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.6 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine CourrièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 95%+4 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 28 homes in Brousses-et-Villaret.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Brousses-et-Villaret. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brousses-et-Villaret yet.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Brousses-et-Villaret is a commune of 365 people in the Communauté de communes de la Montagne Noire. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brousses-et-Villaret | 365 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 7.9 | B | B− | A+ | D |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 8.7 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 9.4 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Bram | 3,233 | 9.6 | B− | B+ | C | C |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 11 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Aiguefonde Tarn | 2,505 | 12 | — | A− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.