Flats: 6.7%, a lower share than 93% of compared French towns
12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, against 4% in Conques-sur-Orbiel. For Conques-sur-Orbiel, the census puts households headed by a manager or professional at 5.5%. At 27%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is higher than in just over three quarters of compared French towns. This Aude town had 2,523 residents in 1,090 households at the 2023 census.
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.
Conques-sur-Orbiel’s population moved +4% on 2012, less than in 55% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aude town +4%.
Half of Conques-sur-Orbiel is over 46.8, older than 68% 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
■ Conques-sur-Orbiel 46.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 9.2% of residents are 15 to 24 in Conques-sur-Orbiel.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 32%, a lower share than 68% 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
25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 28% in Conques-sur-Orbiel. Across the comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.2 people share a household. Single-parent households are more common here than in 58% of compared French towns.
Above 83% of compared French towns: 11% of homes stand empty
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
Households without a car make up 7.6%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. 3.9% of homes are second homes, or about one in 26. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €24,110 a year to live on
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.
Living standards centre on €24,110 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 70% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 15.0%.
Conques-sur-Orbiel sits below 67% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (11%)
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 Conques-sur-Orbiel, a third of households are headed by a retired person. The wider picture: 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).
A lower share of foreign nationals than 60% of compared French towns, at 3.3%
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 lower than in 52% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aude has 6%. The share of immigrants stands at 6.2%. Measured more widely, 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.
Single residents: 22%, a lower share than 80% 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
The share of married residents stands at 44%. Typically, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Conques-sur-Orbiel, 25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 68% of compared French towns
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
Roughly two in ten: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Ranked by age, 18th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Conques-sur-Orbiel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 46.8 | 27% | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 2.2 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 4.3 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Carcassonne 46,080 · 4.5 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 6.7% | 14% |
| Trèbes 5,361 · 4.8 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Palaja 2,722 · 6.7 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
| Bram 3,233 · 14.5 mi | 49.5 | 30% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
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 Conques-sur-Orbiel
What is the population of Conques-sur-Orbiel?
2,523 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (2,435).
How old are Conques-sur-Orbiel’s residents?
The median age is 46.8, older than 68% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Conques-sur-Orbiel?
50, with occasional dwellings: 3.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Conques-sur-Orbiel?
INSEE counts 160 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.2% of residents, and 84 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Conques-sur-Orbiel?
€24,110 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 15.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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