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This town in Aude, Occitanie has a population of 71.

Is Fonters-du-Razès a good place to live?

There are no grades for Fonters-du-Razès: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.

What makes Fonters-du-Razès stand out

The one thing Fonters-du-Razès does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Christol
Église Saint-Christol · Inscrit · Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fonters-du-Razès’ story

Fonters-du-Razès in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fonters-du-Razès, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Église Saint-Christol
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fonters-du-Razès.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Fonters-du-Razès than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

Over-65s are 35% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5% of the town, near Aude’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Fonters-du-Razès is 57.8.

57.8median age
Fonters-du-RazèsAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

55% women, 45% men

About 82 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.

Ages and diplomas in Fonters-du-Razès
Fonters-du-RazèsAude medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–248.5%8.9%11%
25–4414%19%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+35%29%22%
No diploma26%21%19%
CAP or BEP24%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education24%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Fonters-du-Razès: 47% were built before 1919, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fonters-du-Razès, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fonters-du-Razès has lower unemployment than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

At the census, 22.2% of working residents in Fonters-du-Razès didn’t travel to work at all. Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Aude’s towns (11.1%) and below compared French towns (13.4%).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving67%
On foot7%
Public transport4%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Fonters-du-Razès, 0.7 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
22%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Fonters-du-Razès is €11.84/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.68/m² a month.

€11.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fonters-du-Razès€11.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€11.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.49 to €14.78/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

Nearby attractions

Château de Payra-sur-l'Hers and 2 more in and around Fonters-du-Razès

Heritage in and near Fonters-du-Razès. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fonters-du-Razès

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Landmarks

Fonters-du-Razès has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Christol: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fonters-du-Razès

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fonters-du-Razès yet.

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Fonters-du-Razès’ 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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CastelnaudaryBramMirepoixMazèresVillefranche-de-LauragaisRevelCastelnaudaryBramMirepoixMazèresVillefranche-de-LauragaisRevelFonters-du-Razès
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fonters-du-Razès71—————
Castelnaudary12,1515.6C+A−DB−
Bram3,2339.4B−B+CC
Mirepoix Ariège3,17211B−B−BC
Mazères Ariège3,85213BC+B+C−
Villefranche-de-Lauragais Haute-Garonne5,07215BBCC−
Revel Haute-Garonne9,76216A−B+C+A

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

About Fonters-du-Razès

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Fonters-du-Razès is a commune of 71 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

Population
71 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.6 km²)
INSEE code
11149

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.