Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 243 in Aude, Occitanie.
Monze is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Monze does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Monze; none is classé, France’s top protection.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monze.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Monze; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 26% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Monze | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 12.1%, between Aude’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 100 residents in work, Monze has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. At the census, 2.0% of working residents in Monze didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.76/m² a month. 14 houses and apartments changed hands in Monze from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Monze. Best known first.
Monze has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Tour Carbonac: Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Monze yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monze | 243 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 3.8 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 3.9 | C | B− | B | B |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 6.8 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 8.4 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 8.5 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 9.5 | B | B− | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Monze is a commune of 243 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.