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Population 76: a town in Aude, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Pech-Luna has none. Just over a third of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 39% of residents.
The 2 things Pech-Luna does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pech-Luna as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Sainte Vierge, in Payra-sur-l'Hers, 3.6 mi away.
63% 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 Pech-Luna.
Graduates make up 46% of adults. People 65 and over make up nearly two fifths of the town, above both Aude’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.9%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Pech-Luna | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.6% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 7.9% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.7%, lower than Aude’s towns (14.6%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 10.3% of Pech-Luna’s working residents 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Pech-Luna.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Pech-Luna. Best known first.
Nothing in Pech-Luna 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 Pech-Luna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pech-Luna | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mazères Ariège | 3,852 | 8.4 | B | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Mirepoix Ariège | 3,172 | 8.9 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Castelnaudary | 12,151 | 9 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
| La Tour-du-Crieu Ariège | 3,230 | 12 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Pamiers Ariège | 16,473 | 13 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Saverdun Ariège | 4,808 | 13 | D | C+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Pech-Luna is a commune of 76 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.