There are no grades for Embres-et-Castelmaure: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 48% of its housing. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Embres-et-Castelmaure stand out
The 2 things Embres-et-Castelmaure does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Félix-de-Castelmaure: Photo: ArnoLagrange · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Embres-et-Castelmaure.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Embres-et-Castelmaure than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 9.9% are under 15
59median age
The 15-to-24 age group: 6.4%, lower than both Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 38% of the town. Ages in Embres-et-Castelmaure split evenly at 59: half are older, half younger.
Embres-et-CastelmaureAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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
History
Embres-et-Castelmaure keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Embres-et-Castelmaure has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Embres-et-Castelmaure than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €17,690 a year per consumption unit
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 19.7%, above both Aude’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 50 jobs are based in Embres-et-Castelmaure, for 50 working residents (0.8 per worker). 5.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
50
jobs based in Embres-et-Castelmaure, 0.8 per working resident
19.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€17,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Embres-et-Castelmaure is a commune of 165 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
165 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Corbières Salanque Méditerranée
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
12.6 sq mi (32.6 km²)
INSEE code
11125
Embres-et-Castelmaure’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
