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A town of 1,132 in Aude, Occitanie.
Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for schools: brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. The local economy is weaker than most: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 16.9% unemployment. It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Couiza has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Couiza does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Couiza 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.
Couiza has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Couiza: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
20% 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 Couiza.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Couiza is 78.0%, lower than both Aude’s towns (82.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 7.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Baptiste BieulesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 78%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
A fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7% of the town. Line up the people of Couiza by age and the one in the middle is 55.6.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
| Couiza | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €21,120 a year per consumption unit, below Aude’s towns (€23,350) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 16.7% of commuters at the census.
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.98/m² a month, below both Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Couiza recorded 43 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €6.04/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €882/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Couiza have one GP on hand. Life expectancy at birth in Aude is 84.4 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 367 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 267: 38% above.
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 care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Couiza. Best known first.
Couiza has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Couiza.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Couiza has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 450 jobs for 300 working residents, Couiza draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Couiza grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Couiza is a commune of 1,132 people in the Communauté de communes du Limouxin. 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.