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A town of 188 in Aude, Occitanie.
La Pomarède isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 12% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing La Pomarède does most differently from other towns.
La Pomarède has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Pomarède.
Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 37% of adults, above both Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). At 51.8, the median resident of La Pomarède sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Pomarède | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. La Pomarède has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
12.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Aude’s towns (14.6%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). La Pomarède has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Also worth knowing: at the census, nearly one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €10.46/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in La Pomarède.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
La Pomarède has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Pomarède as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Pomarède | 188 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Revel Haute-Garonne | 9,762 | 4.8 | A− | B+ | C+ | A |
| Castelnaudary | 12,151 | 6.1 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
| Sorèze Tarn | 2,965 | 6.2 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais Haute-Garonne | 5,072 | 11 | B | B | C | C− |
| Puylaurens Tarn | 3,257 | 12 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Caraman Haute-Garonne | 2,513 | 13 | — | B+ | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
La Pomarède is a commune of 188 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 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.