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Home to 68 people, this town lies in Aude, Occitanie.
Gourvieille is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 18% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Gourvieille does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gourvieille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in Belflou, 1.8 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Gourvieille. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gourvieille.
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, lower than Aude’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). 13% of residents are children under 15. Graduates make up 40% of adults.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Gourvieille | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Gourvieille recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gourvieille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gourvieille yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourvieille | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais Haute-Garonne | 5,072 | 5.6 | B | B | C | C− |
| Mazères Ariège | 3,852 | 8.2 | B | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Nailloux Haute-Garonne | 4,211 | 8.3 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Castelnaudary | 12,151 | 8.6 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
| Ayguesvives Haute-Garonne | 2,812 | 12 | A | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Baziège Haute-Garonne | 3,583 | 12 | A+ | B | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Gourvieille is a commune of 68 people in the Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. 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
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.