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A town of 182 in Aude, Occitanie.
Laurac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Laurac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Laurac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laurac.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Laurac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, lower than Aude’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Laurac | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below Aude’s towns (14.6%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,590 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.3% of working residents in Laurac went to work by public transport.
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.
Laurac recorded 20 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.71/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Laurac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Laurac 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 →
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Laurac is a commune of 182 people in the Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère. 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.