Lézignan-Corbières grades D overall: better than 7% of compared French towns, and #15 of 22 in Aude. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 10.6 recorded violent incidents and 22.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,652/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 80% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Lézignan-Corbières with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lézignan-Corbières.
Safety
Lézignan-Corbières records more crime per resident than 88% of compared French towns
Lézignan-Corbières’s tally for 2025: 330 recorded offenses. With 5,550 jobs for 2,900 working residents, Lézignan-Corbières draws people in from neighbouring communes. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
10.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage114
Burglary66
Other physical violence52
Family violence40
Sexual violence23
Vehicle theft22
Theft from vehicles13
Theft without violence78
Fraud69
Drug use26
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
330
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Schools
77.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 6.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Lézignan-Corbières is 91.0%, close to Aude’s towns (91.8%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #8 of 15 in Aude. At the general lycée, 97% of 234 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Lézignan-Corbières’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Aude live to 84.4 on average and men to 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. After the care-home adjustment, Lézignan-Corbières’ deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, near Aude’s towns (98) and higher than compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,393 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,574, 13% more. The nearest emergency department to Lézignan-Corbières is Hopital Prive du Grand Narbonne, 7.4 mi away.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Lézignan-Corbières · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive du Grand Narbonne
12.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
84.4 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aude, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Lézignan-Corbières hold a degree than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, near Aude’s towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. The age that splits Lézignan-Corbières in two is 48.3.
48.3median age
Lézignan-CorbièresAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Lézignan-Corbières are out of work than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: 20.5%
Half of residents lived on more than €21,480 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Aude’s towns (€23,350) and compared French towns (€25,970). 4.2% of Lézignan-Corbières’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot6%
Bicycle5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
5,550
jobs based in Lézignan-Corbières, 1.9 per working resident
20.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments in Lézignan-Corbières, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. 8.6% of its homes were built before 1919, below Aude’s towns (11%) but above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Lézignan-Corbières gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.48/m² a month, near Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €1,652/m²: 489 houses and apartments sold in Lézignan-Corbières between July 2023 and June 2026. Apartments in Lézignan-Corbières sell for €1,408/m², houses for €1,752/m².
€1,652/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lézignan-Corbières€1,652/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,752/m²
380
Apartments
€1,408/m²
109
€10.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.45 to €13.01/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,350
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
Joseph Anglade: Alain Rigaïl, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Germinal Peiro: Cjp24, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Léon Castel: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain · Laurent Ferrères: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Christophe Llamas: Christophe Llamas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lézignan-Corbières’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lézignan-Corbières
Is Lézignan-Corbières safe?
It grades D for safety, #15 of 22 in Aude. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 66 burglaries and 114 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lézignan-Corbières good?
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns and #8 of 15 in Aude. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lézignan-Corbières expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,652/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lézignan-Corbières grades B− for cost of living.
About Lézignan-Corbières
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Lézignan-Corbières is a commune of 10,343 people in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. 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
10,343 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
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