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A town of 1,173 in Aude, Occitanie.
Luc-sur-Orbieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 13.2% unemployment. At the median price of €1,739/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Luc-sur-Orbieu does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Luc-sur-Orbieu 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Luc-sur-Orbieu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Etienne de Villerouge-la-Crémade, in Fabrezan, 5 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Luc-sur-Orbieu.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Luc-sur-Orbieu, 91.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Aude’s towns (91.8%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.3 mi away. At the general lycée, 97% of 234 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé L'Amandier PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 84%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Ernest FerroulNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 234 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
28% of residents are 65 or over, close to Aude’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of residents. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Luc-sur-Orbieu | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,739/m²: 50 houses and apartments sold in Luc-sur-Orbieu between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.87/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.13/m² a month, about level with Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,739/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Households’ median disposable income: €22,840 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 13.2%, lower than Aude’s towns (14.6%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). 6.4% of Luc-sur-Orbieu’s 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
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Aude can expect 84.4 years and a boy 78.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 118 deaths in Luc-sur-Orbieu between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 134: 12% below. The town has one family doctor.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Luc-sur-Orbieu. Best known first.
Nothing in Luc-sur-Orbieu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Luc-sur-Orbieu 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 →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc-sur-Orbieu | 1,173 | — | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 2 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Sallèles-d'Aude | 3,179 | 10 | D | C | A | C− |
| Narbonne | 57,587 | 11 | D− | C− | D− | C |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 4,079 | 12 | D | B− | C | C− |
| Ouveillan | 2,713 | 12 | B | B | A | C− |
| Sigean | 5,657 | 14 | D | C+ | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Luc-sur-Orbieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,739/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Luc-sur-Orbieu grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Luc-sur-Orbieu is a commune of 1,173 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.