Fanjeaux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 16% of homes here are second homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Fanjeaux stand out
The 2 things Fanjeaux does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fanjeaux.
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Fanjeaux, fewer than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns
11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Aude’s towns (8.9%). Among adults, 32% have a degree. Residents of Fanjeaux have a median age of 51.6.
51.6median age
FanjeauxAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
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
Old homes shape Fanjeaux: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fanjeaux: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Fanjeaux than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4%
Unemployment stands at 13.0%. Per resident in work, Fanjeaux counts 0.8 jobs (300 jobs, 350 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €22,930 a year per consumption unit, close to Aude’s towns (€23,350) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Fanjeaux, 0.8 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fanjeaux
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Fanjeaux is a commune of 885 people in the Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère. 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.
