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Labécède-LauragaisAude

This town in Aude, Occitanie has a population of 420.

Is Labécède-Lauragais a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Labécède-Lauragais out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes.

What makes Labécède-Lauragais stand out

The one thing Labécède-Lauragais does most differently from other towns.

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Ancien château
Ancien château · Inscrit · Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Labécède-Lauragais’ story

Labécède-Lauragais in pictures

Labécède-Lauragais has 2 historic monuments 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 1948.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Ancien château
  • 2009Most recently protected: Ancien centre national de vol à voile de la Montagne Noire …
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Labécède-Lauragais.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Labécède-Lauragais, fewer than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. 9.7% of residents are 15 to 24, above Aude’s towns (8.9%) but below compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.

51.4median age
Labécède-LauragaisAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Labécède-Lauragais
Labécède-LauragaisAude medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–249.7%8.9%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+26%29%22%
No diploma15%21%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education28%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Labécède-Lauragais: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns

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The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Labécède-Lauragais has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
17th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Labécède-Lauragais walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%

For its 200 residents in work, Labécède-Lauragais has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Unemployment stands at 14.8%. Half of residents lived on more than €23,270 a year per consumption unit, about level with Aude’s towns (€23,350) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Labécède-Lauragais, 0.3 per working resident
14.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Labécède-Lauragais than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.05/m² a month

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

The market in Labécède-Lauragais: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Labécède-Lauragais€9.05/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €11.35/m² a month)
€7.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Labécède-Lauragais and 2 more in and around Labécède-Lauragais

Heritage in and near Labécède-Lauragais. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Labécède-Lauragais

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Landmarks

Labécède-Lauragais has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Ancien château: Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Labécède-Lauragais

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Labécède-Lauragais yet.

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Labécède-Lauragais’ neighbors

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

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SorèzeRevelCastelnaudaryBramPuylaurensSoualSorèzeRevelCastelnaudaryBramPuylaurensSoualLabécède-Lauragais
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Labécède-Lauragais420—————
Sorèze Tarn2,9654.7—B+—C+
Revel Haute-Garonne9,7624.8A−B+C+A
Castelnaudary12,1515.7C+A−DB−
Bram3,23312B−B+CC
Puylaurens Tarn3,25713—A—C+
Soual Tarn2,63713AB+B−A+

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

About Labécède-Lauragais

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Labécède-Lauragais is a commune of 420 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

Population
420 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.9 sq mi (20.5 km²)
INSEE code
11181

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.