Peyriac-de-Mer’s strongest is walkability — 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is its weak spot (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,698/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. Incomes are on the low side: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.3% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Peyriac-de-Mer 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 Peyriac-de-Mer 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peyriac-de-Mer.
HealthHealth D
Peyriac-de-Mer loses more people than its age profile suggests, 105 per 100 expected, above Aude’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 140 deaths in Peyriac-de-Mer from 2016 to 2025; there were 147, 5% more. At birth, a girl in Aude can expect 84.4 years and a boy 78.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Peyriac-de-Mer can choose among 2 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Peyriac-de-Mer is Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu, 6.8 mi away.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Peyriac-de-Mer · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
6.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu
84.4 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aude, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,698/m², comes from 50 sales of houses and apartments in Peyriac-de-Mer from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 84% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.13/m² a month.
€2,698/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Peyriac-de-Mer€2,698/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,698/m²
42
€11.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.52 to €14.09/m² a month)
8.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,340
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Peyriac-de-Mer than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: 39% of adults
9.4% of residents are 15 to 24, between Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 13% of residents. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
53median age
Peyriac-de-MerAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
A walkable place: Peyriac-de-Mer beats 75% of compared French towns on foot
Unemployment stands at 11.3%. The median disposable income was €25,840 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aude’s towns (€23,350) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 3.5% of working residents in Peyriac-de-Mer to work at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Peyriac-de-Mer, 0.4 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Peyriac-de-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The 2025 count: 29 offenses in Peyriac-de-Mer. Graded property crimes ran at 22.2 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.8 (2023–2025 average). Theft from vehicles topped the graded crimes in Peyriac-de-Mer (2025).
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles19
Criminal damage10
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence5
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.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
26.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 26.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Peyriac-de-Mer
Is Peyriac-de-Mer safe?
Peyriac-de-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Peyriac-de-Mer expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,698/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.58/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Peyriac-de-Mer grades C− for cost of living.
About Peyriac-de-Mer
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Peyriac-de-Mer is a commune of 1,187 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
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.
