Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Aude, Occitanie, this town has 1,286 residents.
Where it falls short is schools — brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. It lags on health as well (C) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,082/m² costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. Work and incomes lag: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Névian has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Névian with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Névian has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Névian as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Canal du Midi, in Sallèles-d'Aude, 3.7 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Névian.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 3.1 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcelin AlbertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 153 | 75%−10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Névian’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, about level with Aude’s towns (98) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 109 residents of Névian died, against 112 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. Average lifespans in Aude: 84.4 years for women, 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,082/m², comes from 43 sales of houses and apartments in Névian from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.62/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.13/m² a month, close to Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,083/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €25,400 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
8.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Aude’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Névian | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Névian is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Névian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Névian | 1,286 | — | — | C | — | C |
| Sallèles-d'Aude | 3,179 | 4.2 | D | C | A | C− |
| Narbonne | 57,587 | 5.6 | D− | C− | D− | C |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 4,079 | 5.6 | D | B− | C | C− |
| Ouveillan | 2,713 | 6.4 | B | B | A | C− |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 7.2 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Coursan | 5,737 | 8.1 | D | B− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Névian has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,082/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Névian grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Névian is a commune of 1,286 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.