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A town of 268 in Aude, Occitanie.
Les Brunels is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Les Brunels does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Brunels as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église Saint-Martin, in Sorèze, 2.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Les Brunels. Best known first.
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Sorèze4.7 km northeast, in Sorèze
MuseumMusée Dom-Robert et de la tapisserie du XXe siècle4.6 km northeast, in SorèzeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Labécède-Lauragais4 km southwest, in Labécède-LauragaisFortFortCastrum du Castlar3.8 km northeast, in DurfortMuseumMuseumMusée et Jardins du Canal du Midi3.1 km northwest, in RevelMuseumMuseumMusée du cuivre3.4 km northeast, in DurfortPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Brunels.
People 65 and over make up 33% of the town. 8.1% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 38% of adults.
55% women, 45% men
About 83 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.
| Les Brunels | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €25,500 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aude’s towns (€23,350). The unemployment rate comes to 9.9%. 5.6% of Les Brunels’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Sales in Les Brunels from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments. Among the homes sold, 82% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Brunels is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Brunels yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Brunels | 268 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sorèze Tarn | 2,965 | 2.5 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Revel Haute-Garonne | 9,762 | 3.7 | A− | B+ | C+ | A |
| Castelnaudary | 12,151 | 8.1 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
| Soual Tarn | 2,637 | 10 | A | B+ | B− | A+ |
| Puylaurens Tarn | 3,257 | 11 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Bram | 3,233 | 12 | B− | B+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Les Brunels is a commune of 268 people in the Communauté de communes Aux sources du Canal du Midi. 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.