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A town of 1,664 in Aude, Occitanie.
Cazilhac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. At the median price of €1,826/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Cazilhac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cazilhac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cazilhac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Four de potier, in Palaja, 1 mi away.
3.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Cazilhac. Best known first.
AttractionCité de Carcassonne2.5 km north, in Carcassonne
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne3.2 km north, in Carcassonne
ChurchBasilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne2.4 km north, in Carcassonne
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne3.3 km north, in Carcassonne
MuseumMusée de l'école de Carcassonne2.4 km north, in Carcassonne
ZooLe Parc australien2.4 km east, in PalajaPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cazilhac.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 5 general practitioners in Cazilhac. At birth, a girl in Aude can expect 84.4 years and a boy 78.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 162 residents of Cazilhac died, against 226 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents. The middle age in Cazilhac is 51.9.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Cazilhac | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.1 mi to the nearest one. Near Cazilhac, 92.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to both Aude’s towns (91.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André ChénierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 93 | 80%−8 pts |
| Lycée privé polyvalent Saint-Louis PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 85 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 135 | 99%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €27,770 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Aude’s towns (€23,350) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.8% 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,826/m²: 52 houses and apartments sold in Cazilhac between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.22/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 96% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,847/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Cazilhac 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 Cazilhac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazilhac | 1,664 | — | — | C+ | — | A |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 1.5 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 2.1 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 4.6 | C | B− | B | B |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 4.8 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 4.8 | B | B− | A+ | D |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 6.2 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cazilhac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 85 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé polyvalent Saint-Louis in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,826/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.04/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cazilhac grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Cazilhac is a commune of 1,664 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.