A higher share of second homes than 95% of compared French towns, at 31%
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For Caudebronde, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 44%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; locally, 3.5%.
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 Caudebronde
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 46 second homes and occasional dwellings in Caudebronde, 31% of its 150 homes: higher than in 95% 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 ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Caudebronde (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 16% of residents, against 6% for the median compared commune in Aude. 16% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A smaller share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns: 1.1%
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
7.6% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Empty homes account for 5.4%.
Caudebronde grew +15% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 82% 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Aude town +4%. The change was −2% from 2012 to 2017 and +17% from 2017 to 2023.
A median age of 49.7: Caudebronde is older than 82% 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
■ Caudebronde 49.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 25% here and 22% in the typical compared French town. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 9.3%.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
In Caudebronde, 28% of households are couples with children, more than in 64% 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
One-person households: 33% here and 35% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.3 people.
Standard of living at the median: €26,640 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.
The median standard of living in Caudebronde is €26,640 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 57% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manual worker than 95% of compared French towns: 5.6%
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
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Caudebronde, 5.6%. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Caudebronde ranks above 93% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 16%
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.
6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town, against 16% in Caudebronde. That is higher than in 87% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aude has 6%. On average, 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.
Caudebronde: 47% of residents 15 and over are married, above 77% of compared French towns
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
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in Caudebronde, 23%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 73% of compared French towns: 15%
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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Caudebronde comes in at 33%. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (221 to 2,582 people), the 14th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Caudebronde are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caudebronde | 49.7 | 25% | 31% | 16% |
| Mazamet 10,085 · 8.7 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 7% | 8.5% |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 2,523 · 8.7 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Aiguefonde 2,505 · 8.7 mi | 51 | 29% | 3.2% | 5.5% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 9 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 9.1 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Aussillon 5,527 · 9.1 mi | 53.9 | 36% | 2.9% | 15% |
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 Caudebronde
What is the population of Caudebronde?
221 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (192).
How old are Caudebronde’s residents?
The median age is 49.7, older than 82% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Caudebronde?
46, with occasional dwellings: 31% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Caudebronde?
INSEE counts 35 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 16% of residents, and 36 foreign nationals (16%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Caudebronde?
€26,640 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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