French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Homps out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 41% of homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over. Homes go for a median €1,987/m².
What makes Homps stand out
The 3 things Homps does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Homps.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Homps than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, above both Aude’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). A fifth of adults hold a degree.
54median age
HompsAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Homps than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,530 a year per consumption unit
Homps has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.7 per worker. At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 13.6%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Homps, 0.7 per working resident
13.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Homps
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Homps is a commune of 609 people in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. 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
609 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
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.
