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A town of 595 in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Mailhac a good place to live?

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

What makes Mailhac stand out

The 2 things Mailhac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Vestiges de l'oppidum de Cayla
Vestiges de l'oppidum de Cayla · Classé · Photo: Juanes852 · CC BY 3.0
Mailhac’s story

Mailhac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mailhac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1960.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1960First protected: Vestiges de l'oppidum de Cayla
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mailhac.

Who lives here

Mailhac has fewer older residents than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over

Children under 15 make up a fifth of residents. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, near Aude’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 21% of adults.

42.2median age
MailhacAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%

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 Mailhac
MailhacAude medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–249.1%8.9%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+19%29%22%
No diploma22%21%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%20%18%
Higher education21%25%30%

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

History

Mailhac keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Mailhac is Vestiges de l'oppidum de Cayla. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1960
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Mailhac than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,640 a year per consumption unit

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.8% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs located in Mailhac: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.3 each). The jobless rate is 11.1%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Mailhac, 0.3 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Mailhac costs less than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.87/m² a month

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

At the median, a home went for €1,733/m², below Aude’s towns (€1,923/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Mailhac recorded 33 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,733/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Mailhac€1,733/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,733/m²33
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.08 to €12.06/m² a month)
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Oppidum de Cayla and 8 more in and around Mailhac

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

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Mailhac

13pages on Mailhac

Landmarks

Mailhac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Vestiges de l'oppidum de Cayla: Photo: Juanes852 · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Mailhac

One notable person was born in Mailhac.

Their page →

Mailhac’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 →
Sallèles-d'AudeOuveillanLézignan-CorbièresCuxac-d'AudeCapestangPuisserguierSallèles-d'AudeOuveillanLézignan-CorbièresCuxac-d'AudeCapestangPuisserguierMailhac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mailhac595—————
Sallèles-d'Aude3,1796.6DCAC−
Ouveillan2,7137.2BBAC−
Lézignan-Corbières10,3438DB−DC−
Cuxac-d'Aude4,0799.4DB−CC−
Capestang Hérault3,51411BB−A−C−
Puisserguier Hérault3,07812—B+—C

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

About Mailhac

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Mailhac is a commune of 595 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. 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
595 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.6 km²)
INSEE code
11212

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.