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Festes-et-Saint-AndréAude

A town of 185 in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Festes-et-Saint-André a good place to live?

Festes-et-Saint-André isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Festes-et-Saint-André stand out

The 2 things Festes-et-Saint-André does most differently from other towns.

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Festes-et-Saint-André’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Festes-et-Saint-André’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

Festes-et-Saint-André has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2023.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2023First protected: Maison bulles de Daniel Bord
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Festes-et-Saint-André.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.2% of Festes-et-Saint-André, fewer than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 3.8%, below Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 33% have a degree.

58.2median age
Festes-et-Saint-AndréAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Festes-et-Saint-André
Festes-et-Saint-AndréAude medianFrance median
Under 158.2%15%17%
15–243.8%8.9%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6440%27%26%
65+30%29%22%
No diploma17%21%19%
CAP or BEP21%27%26%
Baccalauréat24%20%18%
Higher education33%25%30%

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

History

Festes-et-Saint-André keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

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

Festes-et-Saint-André has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 20th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
20th c.
oldest protected part
2023
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Festes-et-Saint-André, 25.4%, runs above Aude’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income is €16,930 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Festes-et-Saint-André: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.5 each). No commute at all: 12.8% of working residents in the town at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
Public transport9%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Festes-et-Saint-André, 0.5 per working resident
25.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€16,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
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 Festes-et-Saint-André than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.78/m² a month

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

€7.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Festes-et-Saint-André€7.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.46 to €9.36/m² a month)
€8.43/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 Festes-et-Saint-André

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Landmarks

Festes-et-Saint-André has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Festes-et-Saint-André

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Festes-et-Saint-André yet.

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Festes-et-Saint-André’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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QuillanLimouxLavelanetMirepoixQuillanLimouxLavelanetMirepoixFestes-et-Saint-André
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Festes-et-Saint-André185—————
Quillan2,9786.5BA−B−C
Limoux10,5327.7CB+C−C
Lavelanet Ariège5,98715C+A−DC+
Mirepoix Ariège3,17216B−B−BC

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

About Festes-et-Saint-André

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Festes-et-Saint-André is a commune of 185 people in the Communauté de communes du Limouxin. 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
185 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Limouxin
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.5 km²)
INSEE code
11142

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 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.