Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,895 in Aude, Occitanie.
Pennautier grades B overall: better than 62% of compared French towns, and #2 of 22 in Aude. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,925/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. Its strongest is safety (A+): an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Pennautier does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pennautier 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pennautier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Pennautier. Best known first.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne4.6 km southeast, in Carcassonne
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne4.6 km southeast, in Carcassonne
FortBastion de Montmorency4.8 km southeast, in Carcassonne
GardenJardin du Calvaire4.5 km southeast, in CarcassonneChâteauChâteauLa Bastide RougePeyrein townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pennautier.
Pennautier ranks first of the 22 compared towns in Aude on the Safety Grade. Police and gendarmerie recorded 18 offenses in the graded categories in Pennautier in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 21.4% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Pennautier’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above both Aude’s towns (98) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 376 residents of Pennautier died, against 303 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pennautier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Pennautier is below both Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,925/m², comes from 90 sales of houses and apartments in Pennautier from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,925/m² | 90 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
7.8% of Pennautier’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 83% drove.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Pennautier comes below both Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Pennautier | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Pennautier, 94.9% passed the bac, above both Aude’s towns (91.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #3 of 15 in Aude.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le BastionNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 152 | 80%−4 pts |
| Lycée Paul SabatierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 395 | 96%±0 pts |
| Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 135 | 99%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Pennautier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Pennautier.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennautier | 2,895 | — | B | B− | A+ | D |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 2.1 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 2.7 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 4.3 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 6.1 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 6.8 | C | B− | B | B |
| Bram | 3,233 | 10 | B− | B+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 22 in Aude. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #3 of 15 in Aude. 96% of 395 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul Sabatier in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,925/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pennautier grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Pennautier is a commune of 2,895 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) · 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.