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Home to 936 people, this town lies in Aude, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Cruscades has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cruscades as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de Fontfroide, in Narbonne, 6.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cruscades.
Among adults, 21% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Aude’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.6% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Cruscades | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 13.2% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs based in Cruscades number 100, against 350 residents in work (0.3 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Cruscades, 91.0% passed the bac, close to Aude’s towns (91.8%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé L'Amandier PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 84%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Ernest FerroulNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 234 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.62/m² a month. Sales in Cruscades from July 2023 to June 2026: 25 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Cruscades. Best known first.
Nothing in Cruscades 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 Cruscades 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruscades | 936 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 2.8 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Sallèles-d'Aude | 3,179 | 8.3 | D | C | A | C− |
| Narbonne | 57,587 | 9.5 | D− | C− | D− | C |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 4,079 | 10 | D | B− | C | C− |
| Ouveillan | 2,713 | 10 | B | B | A | C− |
| Coursan | 5,737 | 13 | D | B− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Cruscades is a commune of 936 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 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.