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Home to 497 people, this town lies in Aude, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Castelnau-d'Aude has none. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.
The one thing Castelnau-d'Aude does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Castelnau-d'Aude as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Escales, 1.3 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castelnau-d'Aude.
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than Aude’s towns (29%) and near compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Half of Castelnau-d'Aude is older than 48.1, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Castelnau-d'Aude | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,980 a year per consumption unit, close to Aude’s towns (€23,350) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Castelnau-d'Aude has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Of those in the labour force, 12.6% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Castelnau-d'Aude recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Castelnau-d'Aude. Best known first.
Nothing in Castelnau-d'Aude is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Castelnau-d'Aude yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-d'Aude | 497 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 4.9 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 12 | C | B− | B | B |
| Sallèles-d'Aude | 3,179 | 14 | D | C | A | C− |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 14 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 15 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Ouveillan | 2,713 | 15 | B | B | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Castelnau-d'Aude is a commune of 497 people in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. 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
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 4, 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.