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A town of 947 in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Cuxac-Cabardès a good place to live?

Cuxac-Cabardès isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. The median sale price is €1,320/m². 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Cuxac-Cabardès stand out

The 3 things Cuxac-Cabardès does most differently from other towns.

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Église Sainte-Cécile
Église Sainte-Cécile · Inscrit · Photo: Raoul RIVES · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cuxac-Cabardès’ story

Cuxac-Cabardès in pictures

Cuxac-Cabardès has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Église Sainte-Cécile
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cuxac-Cabardès.

Who lives here

Few people in Cuxac-Cabardès are 15 to 24: 7.7%, fewer than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, close to Aude’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Cuxac-Cabardès has a median age of 51.1 years.

51.1median age
Cuxac-CabardèsAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cuxac-Cabardès
Cuxac-CabardèsAude medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–247.7%8.9%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+30%29%22%
No diploma30%21%19%
CAP or BEP23%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%20%18%
Higher education24%25%30%

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

History

Cuxac-Cabardès keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

Cuxac-Cabardès has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Cuxac-Cabardès walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%

Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Aude’s towns (14.6%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Cuxac-Cabardès: 300, for 300 residents in work (1 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,500 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Cuxac-Cabardès, 1 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.5 mi away. The nearest collège is 0.8 mi away.

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cuxac-Cabardès95.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Antoine CourrièreNearest collègeCollègeCollège8895%+4 pts
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
0.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Cuxac-Cabardès costs less than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.25/m² a month

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

Of the homes sold, 92% were houses. Cuxac-Cabardès recorded 38 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,320/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Cuxac-Cabardès€1,320/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,335/m²35
€9.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €12.10/m² a month)
€7.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cuxac-Cabardès

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Sainte-Cécile: Photo: Raoul RIVES · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Cuxac-Cabardès

2 notable people were born in Cuxac-Cabardès.

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Cuxac-Cabardès’ 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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PennautierVillemoustaussouConques-sur-OrbielAiguefondeMazametAussillonPennautierVillemoustaussouConques-sur-OrbielAiguefondeMazametAussillonCuxac-Cabardès
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cuxac-Cabardès947—————
Pennautier2,8958.8BB−A+D
Villemoustaussou4,4019.1BC+A+B+
Conques-sur-Orbiel2,5239.2A+A−AA+
Aiguefonde Tarn2,5059.6—A−—A
Mazamet Tarn10,0859.9C+ADB
Aussillon Tarn5,52710BB+BB+

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

About Cuxac-Cabardès

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Cuxac-Cabardès is a commune of 947 people in the Communauté de communes de la Montagne Noire. 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
947 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Montagne Noire
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
9.9 sq mi (25.6 km²)
INSEE code
11115

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.