Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Miraval-Cabardès is over 56.3
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Miraval-Cabardès had 59 residents in 28 households at the 2023 Census. Here, 3.6% of households have no car. In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%; Miraval-Cabardès has 11%.
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 Miraval-Cabardès
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 21 second homes and occasional dwellings in Miraval-Cabardès, 38% of its 55 homes: higher than in 96% 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 ↓
Growing fast
Miraval-Cabardès had 38 residents at the 2012 census and 59 in 2023, up 55%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Miraval-Cabardès’ residents are under 56.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 96% of compared French towns: 38% of homes are second homes
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
Here 3.6% of homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%.
Since 2012, Miraval-Cabardès has grown +55%, faster than 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
The median Aude town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +21% and the next six +28%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 5.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Miraval-Cabardès 56.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In Miraval-Cabardès, 31% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 74% of compared French towns: 20%
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
In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone; in Miraval-Cabardès, 40%. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.1 people each.
In Miraval-Cabardès, 40% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 83% 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
With households headed by a manual worker at 20%, Miraval-Cabardès is ahead of 83% of compared French towns on that count. Still, households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
12% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 86% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 figure for immigrants is 10% in Miraval-Cabardès and 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals: 4.3% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. That is higher than in 71% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aude has 6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 10% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Miraval-Cabardès has 57%. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 98% of compared French towns: 8.7%
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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 43% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. As a yardstick, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (59 to 2,582 people), the 5th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is younger than Miraval-Cabardès
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miraval-Cabardès | 56.3 | 31% | 38% | 10% |
| Mazamet 10,085 · 7.8 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 7% | 8.5% |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 2,523 · 8.2 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Aiguefonde 2,505 · 8.4 mi | 51 | 29% | 3.2% | 5.5% |
| Aussillon 5,527 · 8.4 mi | 53.9 | 36% | 2.9% | 15% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 9 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 9.4 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
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 Miraval-Cabardès
What is the population of Miraval-Cabardès?
59 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 55% more than in 2012 (38).
How old are Miraval-Cabardès’ residents?
The median age is 56.3, older than 95% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Miraval-Cabardès?
21, with occasional dwellings: 38% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Miraval-Cabardès?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (12%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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