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Home to 87 people, this town lies in Aude, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Orsans: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.
The one thing Orsans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Orsans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Fanjeaux, 3.6 mi away.
42% 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 Orsans.
Children are 15% of the town. 8% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 25% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Orsans | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
14.9% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Aude’s towns (14.6%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 7.5% of working residents in Orsans to work at the census.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.71/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Orsans.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Orsans 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 Orsans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orsans | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirepoix Ariège | 3,172 | 7 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Bram | 3,233 | 9.1 | B− | B+ | C | C |
| Castelnaudary | 12,151 | 11 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
| Limoux | 10,532 | 14 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Mazères Ariège | 3,852 | 16 | B | C+ | B+ | C− |
| La Tour-du-Crieu Ariège | 3,230 | 17 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Orsans is a commune of 87 people in the Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère. 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.