The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Mas-Saintes-Puelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Pierre Nolasque, born in 1180, is the one person born in Mas-Saintes-Puelles before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mas-Saintes-Puelles.
History
Mas-Saintes-Puelles keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
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The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Mas-Saintes-Puelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saintes-Puelles. The protected list starts in the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Mas-Saintes-Puelles: 12% are 15 to 24, above Aude’s towns and compared French towns
21% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, above Aude’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Mas-Saintes-Puelles are older than 47.5.
47.5median age
Mas-Saintes-PuellesAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Mas-Saintes-Puelles has lower unemployment than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1%
At the census, 3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 450 residents in work, Mas-Saintes-Puelles has 150 jobs: 0.3 each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,900 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aude’s towns (€23,350) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Mas-Saintes-Puelles, 0.3 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent in Mas-Saintes-Puelles is €11.84/m² a month, against €10.99/m² in Aude’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.68/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 32 homes were sold in Mas-Saintes-Puelles.
€1,602/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mas-Saintes-Puelles€1,602/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,656/m²
31
€11.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.49 to €14.78/m² a month)
€8.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Mas-Saintes-Puelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Canal du Midi: Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Canal du Midi: Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison Nicol ou maison Gleyzes: Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saintes-Puelles: Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Mas-Saintes-Puelles
One notable person was born in Mas-Saintes-Puelles.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Mas-Saintes-Puelles
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Mas-Saintes-Puelles is a commune of 923 people in the Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. 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
923 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois
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.
