Half of Montirat is over 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 14% of households are couples with children in Montirat. At the 2023 Census, 70 people lived in the town, in 33 households. Census figures put flats at 4.4% in the town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Montirat
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 4 second homes and occasional dwellings in Montirat, 10% of its 43 homes: higher than in 88% 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 Montirat’s residents are under 54.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 6 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 88% of compared French towns, at 10%
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 13% of homes stand empty, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. 5.7% of households have no car, or about one in 18. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Slower growth than 70% of compared French towns: Montirat changed by ±0% since 2012
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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Aude town +4%.
25% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 69% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Montirat 54.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 12% of residents are 15 to 24 in Montirat. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Montirat: 14% of households are single parents, above 93% 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
By its share of one-person households (29%), Montirat is below 83% of compared French towns. The average household has 2.1 people. In the typical compared French town, single-parent households come to 10%.
A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 74% of compared French towns, at 14%
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
The share of households headed by a retired person is 29%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Add to that, households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Montirat, 1.3% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 89% of compared French towns
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.
With immigrants at 4%, Montirat is behind 73% of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 28%
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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 28% of residents 15 and over are single in Montirat. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Adults with no qualification: 12%, a lower share than 87% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Montirat has 35%. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 70 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as old as Montirat
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montirat | 54.5 | 25% | 10% | 4% |
| Palaja 2,722 · 2.5 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
| Trèbes 5,361 · 2.7 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Carcassonne 46,080 · 5.3 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 6.7% | 14% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 6.8 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 2,523 · 7.1 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 7.9 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 Montirat
What is the population of Montirat?
70 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (70).
How old are Montirat’s residents?
The median age is 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montirat?
4, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montirat?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (1.3%). 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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