Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malves-en-Minervois.
Who lives here
Malves-en-Minervois has fewer young adults than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, about level with Aude’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 32% of adults. 17% of residents are children under 15.
50median age
Malves-en-MinervoisAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Malves-en-Minervois come to a median €26,580 a year per consumption unit, against €23,350 in Aude’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Unemployment runs at 10.7%. 100 jobs are based in Malves-en-Minervois, for 350 working residents (0.3 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.9% of commuters at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Malves-en-Minervois, 0.3 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Malves-en-Minervois is €11.04/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.22/m² a month. Malves-en-Minervois recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€11.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Malves-en-Minervois€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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Malves-en-Minervois
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Malves-en-Minervois is a commune of 888 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
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.
