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Duilhac-sous-PeyrepertuseAude

Home to 140 people, this town lies in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 48% of homes. Over-65s are 34% of the population.

What makes Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse stand out

The 2 things Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse does most differently from other towns.

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Ruines du château de Peyrepertuse
Ruines du château de Peyrepertuse · Classé · Photo: Montagnac Pascal · CC BY-SA 3.0
Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse’s story

Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse in pictures

Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2005.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1908First protected: Ruines du château de Peyrepertuse
  • 2005The protected historic area is created
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Landmarks

Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse 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 Peyrepertuse: Photo: Montagnac Pascal · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse.

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.6% of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, fewer than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

57median age

Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 5.9% of the town. Half of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse is older than 57, half younger.

Duilhac-sous-PeyrepertuseAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education21%

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 Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse
Duilhac-sous-PeyrepertuseAude medianFrance median
Under 159.6%15%17%
15–245.9%8.9%11%
25–4414%19%23%
45–6437%27%26%
65+34%29%22%
No diploma12%21%19%
CAP or BEP35%27%26%
Baccalauréat25%20%18%
Higher education21%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse: 26% were built before 1919, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

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

Since 2005, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse is Ruines du château de Peyrepertuse.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1908
first monument protected
2005
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
26%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, 20.0%, runs above Aude’s towns and compared French towns

14%walk, cycle or take transit

Median disposable income comes to €18,650 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.9 per worker). 14.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Aude’s towns (11.1%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot12%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, 0.9 per working resident
20.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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 Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.55/m² a month

€9.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse€9.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.72 to €11.82/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 Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse

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Nearby attractions

Château de Peyrepertuse and one more in and around Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse

Other places to visit in and near Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse. Best known first.

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Famous people from Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse

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About Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse is a commune of 140 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
140 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Corbières Salanque Méditerranée
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.2 km²)
INSEE code
11123

Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse’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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MillasIlle-sur-TêtBaixasEspira-de-l'AglyPézilla-la-RivièreSaint-Féliu-d'AvallMillasIlle-sur-TêtBaixasEspira-de-l'AglyPézilla-la-RivièreSaint-Féliu-d'AvallDuilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse140—————
Millas Pyrénées-Orientales4,41714DC+CD
Ille-sur-Têt Pyrénées-Orientales5,55614B−B−BD
Baixas Pyrénées-Orientales2,77715B+C+B+C+
Espira-de-l'Agly Pyrénées-Orientales3,52415DCC+C−
Pézilla-la-Rivière Pyrénées-Orientales4,12916DC−AD
Saint-Féliu-d'Avall Pyrénées-Orientales2,95016—C−—C+

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

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 November 4, 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.