Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7.7% in Carlipa, less than in 94% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Carlipa counted 332 residents and 170 households at the 2023 Census. Locally, 6.7% of homes are flats. Where 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, Carlipa has 9.4%.
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 Carlipa
Many people living alone
47% of Carlipa’s households are one person: higher than in 88% of compared French towns; 53% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 53% of compared French towns grew faster than Carlipa: +4%
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +4% for the median Aude town, the change came in two steps: +7% from 2012 to 2017, then −2% to 2023.
19% of residents are 65 or over, below 74% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Carlipa 45.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Carlipa’s residents are over 45.8, older than in 61% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 5.7%, a lower share than 97% of compared French towns
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
Average household size: 1.9 people. At 47%, the share of one-person households is higher than in 88% of compared French towns. Against that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. 22% of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%.
A smaller share of households without a car than 85% of compared French towns: 5.4%
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
With empty homes at 9.9%, Carlipa is ahead of 79% of compared French towns on that count. Of all households, 21% moved in during the last two years and 17% have stayed three decades or more. The share of households without a car in the typical compared French town is 11%.
€23,150 a year is the median standard of living here
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.
At €23,150 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 80% of compared French towns.
11% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 69% of compared French towns
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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional tops 61% of compared French towns: 11%. The wider picture: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. 32% of households are headed by a retired person, or about one in three.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A higher share of foreign nationals than 70% of compared French towns, at 7.1%
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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 67% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aude has 6%. 9.2% of residents are immigrants, or about one in 11. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Carlipa ranks below 78% of compared French towns on married residents: 38%
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
24% of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 55% of compared French towns: 18%
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
Graduates of higher education: 29% of the total. To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 332 to 2,582 people: this is the 20th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Carlipa is younger than 5 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlipa | 45.8 | 19% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
| Bram 3,233 · 4.5 mi | 49.5 | 30% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Castelnaudary 12,151 · 8.7 mi | 43.9 | 25% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Sorèze 2,965 · 10.5 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 10.7 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Revel 9,762 · 12.3 mi | 52.6 | 33% | 3% | 6.1% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 12.5 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
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 Carlipa
What is the population of Carlipa?
332 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (319).
How old are Carlipa’s residents?
The median age is 45.8, older than 61% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Carlipa?
20, with occasional dwellings: 9.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Carlipa?
INSEE counts 30 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.2% of residents, and 23 foreign nationals (7.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Carlipa?
€23,150 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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