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CucugnanAude

It is a town of 125 residents in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Cucugnan a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Cucugnan is too small for the grades other French towns get. 27% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Cucugnan stand out

The one thing Cucugnan does most differently from other towns.

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Ruines du château de Quéribus
Ruines du château de Quéribus · Classé · Photo: BlueBreezeWiki · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cucugnan’s story

Cucugnan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cucugnan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1907First protected: Ruines du château de Quéribus
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Nearby attractions

Château de Quéribus and 2 more in and around Cucugnan

Other places to visit in and near Cucugnan. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cucugnan.

History

Old homes shape Cucugnan: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Cucugnan is Ruines du château de Quéribus. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Cucugnan than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15

Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, higher than both Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. People aged 15 to 24 are 9.6% of the population.

55.5median age
CucugnanAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cucugnan
CucugnanAude medianFrance median
Under 1510%15%17%
15–249.6%8.9%11%
25–4420%19%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+24%29%22%
No diploma9.6%21%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat26%20%18%
Higher education32%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Cucugnan has lower unemployment than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

The median disposable income was €24,120 a year per consumption unit, close to Aude’s towns (€23,350) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Cucugnan, for 50 working residents (1.3 per worker). The census found 27.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

27%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving56%
On foot26%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Cucugnan, 1.3 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cucugnan than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.98/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Cucugnan: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cucugnan€8.98/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€8.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.37 to €10.94/m² a month)
€8.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cucugnan

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Landmarks

Cucugnan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ruines du château de Quéribus: Photo: BlueBreezeWiki · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cucugnan

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cucugnan yet.

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Cucugnan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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MillasBaixasIlle-sur-TêtEspira-de-l'AglyPézilla-la-RivièreSaint-Féliu-d'AvallMillasBaixasIlle-sur-TêtEspira-de-l'AglyPézilla-la-RivièreSaint-Féliu-d'AvallCucugnan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cucugnan125—————
Millas Pyrénées-Orientales4,41712DC+CD
Baixas Pyrénées-Orientales2,77713B+C+B+C+
Ille-sur-Têt Pyrénées-Orientales5,55613B−B−BD
Espira-de-l'Agly Pyrénées-Orientales3,52413DCC+C−
Pézilla-la-Rivière Pyrénées-Orientales4,12914DC−AD
Saint-Féliu-d'Avall Pyrénées-Orientales2,95014—C−—C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Cucugnan

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Cucugnan is a commune of 125 people in the Communauté de communes Corbières Salanque Méditerranée. 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

Population
125 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Corbières Salanque Méditerranée
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.8 sq mi (15.1 km²)
INSEE code
11113

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.