Half of Mas-Cabardès is over 58.9, older than 98% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 90 households in Mas-Cabardès at the 2023 Census, home to 166 residents. The share of one-person households stands at 44%. Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Mas-Cabardès comes in at 1.2%.
Throughout this page, the Aude median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Mas-Cabardès
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 56 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mas-Cabardès, 29% of its 190 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Mas-Cabardès’ residents are under 58.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 14% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mas-Cabardès had 195 residents at the 2012 census and 166 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 49 homes empty (25%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Mas-Cabardès: 25% of homes stand empty, above 99% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
By its share of flats (3.4%), Mas-Cabardès is below 98% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. For Mas-Cabardès, the census puts second homes at 29%. 16% of households have no car, a higher share than in 72% of compared French towns.
Slower than most: −15% since 2012, behind 99% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −5%, and from 2017 to 2023 −10%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aude town +4%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 97% of compared French towns: 38%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mas-Cabardès 58.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Mas-Cabardès sits close to the norm on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 19%, a lower share than 79% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 1.8 people on average. At 13%, the share of single-parent households is higher than in 83% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €22,510 a year to live on
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €22,510 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 85% of compared French towns.
Mas-Cabardès: 62% of households are headed by a retired person, above 99% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 6.3% in Mas-Cabardès. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Mas-Cabardès ranks above 73% of compared French towns on immigrants: 11%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Aude has 6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 73% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 15: 6.6% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
24% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 59% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
In Mas-Cabardès, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
17% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 93% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Few places have so few adults with no qualification: 19% here, fewer than in 51% of compared French towns. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
The 4th oldest of 41 French towns of 166 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Mas-Cabardès
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas-Cabardès | 58.9 | 38% | 29% | 11% |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 2,523 · 7.1 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 8 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Mazamet 10,085 · 8.5 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 7% | 8.5% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 8.8 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Aussillon 5,527 · 9.3 mi | 53.9 | 36% | 2.9% | 15% |
| Aiguefonde 2,505 · 9.4 mi | 51 | 29% | 3.2% | 5.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Mas-Cabardès
What is the population of Mas-Cabardès?
166 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (195).
How old are Mas-Cabardès’ residents?
The median age is 58.9, older than 98% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mas-Cabardès?
56, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mas-Cabardès?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (6.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mas-Cabardès?
€22,510 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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