Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montferrand.
Who lives here
Montferrand has fewer older residents than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 17% are 65 or over
19% are under 15, higher than both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Graduates make up 39% of adults.
43.6median age
MontferrandAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Montferrand keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Montferrand is Parcelle contenant des vestiges archéologiques. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Montferrand has lower unemployment than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3%
Montferrand holds 100 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income is €27,380 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.9% of working residents in Montferrand didn’t travel to work at all.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Montferrand, 0.3 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église de Saint-Pierre-d'Alzonne: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Canal du Midi: Photo: Michèle Sandré-Pradel, Commune de Montferrand · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Parcelle contenant des vestiges archéologiques: Photo: Michèle Sandré-Pradel, Commune de Montferrand · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Montferrand
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Montferrand as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montferrand
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Montferrand is a commune of 622 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
622 (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.
