Younger than 99% of compared French towns: half of Mas-des-Cours is under 31.5
At the 2023 Census Mas-des-Cours was home to 22 people in 10 households. 8% fewer people than in 2012.
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-des-Cours
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 6 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mas-des-Cours, 38% of its 16 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 83% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
50% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 24% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Mas-des-Cours’ residents are under 31.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 24% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mas-des-Cours had 24 residents at the 2012 census and 22 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
38% of homes are second homes, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Empty homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%.
A −8% change since 2012: slower than 95% 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 +4%, and from 2017 to 2023 −12%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aude town +4%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 98% of compared French towns: 12%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mas-des-Cours 31.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Mas-des-Cours comes in at 12%. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Mas-des-Cours: 50% of households are couples with children, above 99% 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
The share of one-person households tops 94% of compared French towns: 50%. Measured more widely, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.3 people on average.
The largest group of households: clerical and service workers (50%)
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
Households headed by a retired person are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Mas-des-Cours sits below 73% of compared French towns for immigrants (4%)
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.
Put another way, about one in 25: 4% of residents are foreign nationals. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 21% in Mas-des-Cours, less than in 99% 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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 32% in Mas-des-Cours. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 52% 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
Adults with no qualification are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 22 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 Mas-des-Cours (31.5), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Mas-des-Cours
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas-des-Cours | 31.5 | 12% | 38% | 4% |
| Palaja 2,722 · 3.4 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
| Trèbes 5,361 · 5.6 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Carcassonne 46,080 · 6.8 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 6.7% | 14% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 9 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 9.5 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 2,523 · 9.7 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3.9% | 6.2% |
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-des-Cours
What is the population of Mas-des-Cours?
22 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (24).
How old are Mas-des-Cours’ residents?
The median age is 31.5, younger than 99% of compared French towns. 28% are under 18 and 12% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mas-des-Cours?
6, with occasional dwellings: 38% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mas-des-Cours?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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