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Home to 319 people, this town lies in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Les Cassés a good place to live?

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

Ancienne église des Clarisses
Ancienne église des Clarisses · Inscrit · Photo: Caroline Léna Becker · CC BY 4.0
Les Cassés’ story

Les Cassés in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Les Cassés, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Ancienne église des Clarisses
  • 1961Most recently protected: Moulin à vent de Caunes
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Cassés.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Les Cassés than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: 44% of adults

Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over. Aged 15 to 24: 10% of residents.

45median age
Les CassésAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Cassés
Les CassésAude medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–2410%8.9%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+19%29%22%
No diploma14%21%19%
CAP or BEP20%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%20%18%
Higher education44%25%30%

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

History

Les Cassés keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Les Cassés, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
14th 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

Only 2.8% of commuters in Les Cassés go to work without a car, fewer than in Aude’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €24,330 a year per consumption unit, near Aude’s towns (€23,350) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 12.7%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Les Cassés, 0.2 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Les Cassés is €10.94/m² a month

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

Sales in Les Cassés from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.

€10.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Cassés€10.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€10.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.22 to €12.99/m² a month)
€8.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Étienne des Cassés and 7 more in and around Les Cassés

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Les Cassés. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Cassés

12pages on Les Cassés

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Les Cassés, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ancienne église des Clarisses: Photo: Caroline Léna Becker · CC BY 4.0

Famous people from Les Cassés

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Cassés yet.

How we find them →

Les Cassés’ 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 →
RevelVillefranche-de-LauragaisCastelnaudaryCaramanSorèzePuylaurensRevelVillefranche-de-LauragaisCastelnaudaryCaramanSorèzePuylaurensLes Cassés
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Cassés319—————
Revel Haute-Garonne9,7627.1A−B+C+A
Villefranche-de-Lauragais Haute-Garonne5,0727.7BBCC−
Castelnaudary12,1518.7C+A−DB−
Caraman Haute-Garonne2,5139.2—B+—C
Sorèze Tarn2,9659.3—B+—C+
Puylaurens Tarn3,25713—A—C+

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

About Les Cassés

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Les Cassés is a commune of 319 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
319 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.3 km²)
INSEE code
11074

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.