La Redorte does especially well on cost of living (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is another plus — 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 14% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. La Redorte has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Redorte with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Redorte.
Who lives here
La Redorte skews older, with 34% of residents 65 or over, more than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Aude’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 20% have a degree.
53.5median age
La RedorteAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in La Redorte are out of work than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: 17.7%
At the census, 8.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €22,860 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
300
jobs based in La Redorte, 0.8 per working resident
17.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Buying in La Redorte costs less than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,311/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.87/m² a month, below both Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 96% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.67/m² a month.
€1,311/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Redorte€1,311/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,305/m²
69
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.08 to €12.06/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,110
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape La Redorte: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Redorte; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
La Redorte records 91 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 98 in Aude’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
349 deaths in La Redorte between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 246: 42% above. The nearest emergency department to La Redorte is Centre hospitalier Carcassonne Antoine Gayraud, 13 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of La Redorte have one GP on hand. At birth, a girl in Aude can expect 84.4 years and a boy 78.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw142
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in La Redorte · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Carcassonne Antoine Gayraud
13 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Carcassonne Antoine Gayraud
84.4 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aude, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Redorte
Is La Redorte safe?
La Redorte has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 11.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Redorte expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Redorte grades B+ for cost of living.
About La Redorte
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
La Redorte is a commune of 1,238 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. 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
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.