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La SerpentAude

A town of 92 in Aude, Occitanie.

Is La Serpent a good place to live?

La Serpent is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes La Serpent stand out

The 2 things La Serpent does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Serpent’s story

La Serpent in pictures

La Serpent has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Serpent.

Who lives here

Few people in La Serpent are 15 to 24: 3.5%, fewer than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

43% of adults hold a degree, above Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 41% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 10% of residents.

58.7median age
La SerpentAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 79 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 La Serpent
La SerpentAude medianFrance median
Under 1510%15%17%
15–243.5%8.9%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+41%29%22%
No diploma12%21%19%
CAP or BEP19%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education43%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape La Serpent: 45% 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 heritage reaches back to the 17th century. La Serpent has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

La Serpent has higher unemployment than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 22.6%

At the census, 4.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in La Serpent, 0.4 per working resident
22.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in La Serpent costs less than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.84/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.43/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in La Serpent.

€8.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Serpent€8.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€8.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.20 to €10.85/m² a month)
€8.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Serpent

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Landmarks

La Serpent has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from La Serpent

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Serpent yet.

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La Serpent’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aude →
QuillanLimouxLavelanetMirepoixPalajaQuillanLimouxLavelanetMirepoixPalajaLa Serpent
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Serpent92—————
Quillan2,9786.1BA−B−C
Limoux10,5326.5CB+C−C
Lavelanet Ariège5,98717C+A−DC+
Mirepoix Ariège3,17218B−B−BC
Palaja2,72218—C—B+

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

About La Serpent

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

La Serpent is a commune of 92 people in the Communauté de communes du Limouxin. 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
92 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Limouxin
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²)
INSEE code
11376

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.