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A town of 819 in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Leuc a good place to live?

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

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: GilPe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Leuc’s story

Leuc in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Restes de la chapelle champêtre de Saint-Laurent
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Leuc.

History

Old homes shape Leuc: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns

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

In the comparison, Leuc comes above both Aude’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Leuc, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
11th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Leuc, above Aude’s towns and compared French towns

For Leuc, that is above both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). 23% of residents are 65 or over.

45.1median age
LeucAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Leuc
LeucAude medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–249.1%8.9%11%
25–4422%19%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+23%29%22%
No diploma13%21%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education33%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Leuc walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

Leuc sits below both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. 9.1% of the labour force are out of work. Leuc has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Leuc, 0.4 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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 Leuc is €11.04/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Leuc€11.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.79 to €13.86/m² a month)
€9.22/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 Leuc and 4 more in and around Leuc

Heritage in and near Leuc. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Leuc

12pages on Leuc

Landmarks

The list names few of Leuc’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Restes de la chapelle champêtre de Saint-Laurent: Photo: GilPe · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Leuc

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Leuc yet.

How we find them →

Leuc’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 →
PalajaCarcassonnePennautierTrèbesVillemoustaussouLimouxPalajaCarcassonnePennautierTrèbesVillemoustaussouLimouxLeuc
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Leuc819—————
Palaja2,7223.8—C—B+
Carcassonne46,0804.9C−BD−C+
Pennautier2,8956.9BB−A+D
Trèbes5,3617.6CB−BB
Villemoustaussou4,4017.6BC+A+B+
Limoux10,5328.2CB+C−C

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

About Leuc

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Leuc is a commune of 819 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. 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
819 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²)
INSEE code
11201

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.