Cuxac-d'Aude’s weakest is jobs & income: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 13.9% unemployment. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,922/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. Where it does best is walkability: 70% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade comes out at D, better than nearly a tenth of compared French towns. That places it #12 of 22 in Aude.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Cuxac-d'Aude 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cuxac-d'Aude.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Cuxac-d'Aude run higher than in 85% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 625 residents of Cuxac-d'Aude died, against 534 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% more. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above Aude’s towns (98) and compared French towns (88) alike. In Aude, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.4 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 4 GPs practise locally.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Cuxac-d'Aude · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
84.4 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aude, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For crime per resident, Cuxac-d'Aude sits above 73% of compared French towns
Graded property crimes ran at 17.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 9.2 (2023–2025 average). 2025 saw 124 offenses recorded in Cuxac-d'Aude. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
9.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage45
Burglary20
Other physical violence14
Theft from vehicles14
Family violence12
Sexual violence10
Vehicle theft9
Armed robbery0
Fraud35
Theft without violence21
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
124
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Cuxac-d'Aude hold a degree than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
15% are under 15, about level with Aude’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Cuxac-d'Aude has a median age of 50.3 years.
50.3median age
Cuxac-d'AudeAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Cuxac-d'Aude earns a D− for jobs & income
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,040 a year. 13.9% of the labour force were unemployed, between Aude’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
800
jobs based in Cuxac-d'Aude, 0.5 per working resident
13.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 65% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cuxac-d'Aude than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.24/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Cuxac-d'Aude: €1,788/m² for houses, €1,978/m² for apartments. 243 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,922/m². The sales split: 78% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,922/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cuxac-d'Aude€1,922/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,788/m²
190
Apartments
€1,978/m²
53
€10.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.31 to €12.63/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,340
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cuxac-d'Aude
Is Cuxac-d'Aude safe?
It grades C for safety, #11 of 22 in Aude. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
Is Cuxac-d'Aude expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,922/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cuxac-d'Aude grades B− for cost of living.
About Cuxac-d'Aude
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Cuxac-d'Aude is a commune of 4,079 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. 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
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.
