Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 15.3% unemployment. It lags on schools as well: brevet results 2 points below the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Peyriac-Minervois 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-Minervois 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Homes in Peyriac-Minervois cost less than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,305/m²
€1,305/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.87/m² a month, below Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. A house rents for an estimated €7.76/m² a month. Sales in Peyriac-Minervois from July 2023 to June 2026: 62 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Peyriac-Minervois€1,305/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,305/m²
62
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.08 to €12.06/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,110
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Peyriac-Minervois hold a degree than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 23%
49.5median age
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, near Aude’s towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
Peyriac-MinervoisAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Peyriac-Minervois than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 7.8%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
15.3% of the labour force were unemployed, near Aude’s towns (14.6%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,370 a year. No commute at all: 6.8% of working residents in Peyriac-Minervois at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Peyriac-Minervois, 0.9 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 57% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Peyriac-Minervois sees 89 deaths per 100 expected, against 98 in Aude’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Aude: 84.4 years for women, 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 139 deaths in Peyriac-Minervois from 2016 to 2025; there were 124, 11% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Peyriac-Minervois is Centre hospitalier Carcassonne Antoine Gayraud, 9.9 mi away. The town has one family doctor.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Peyriac-Minervois · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Carcassonne Antoine Gayraud
9.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Carcassonne Antoine Gayraud
84.4 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aude, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Peyriac-Minervois is a commune of 1,123 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
Population
1,123 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.2 km²)
INSEE code
11286
Peyriac-Minervois’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Peyriac-Minervois
Is Peyriac-Minervois safe?
Peyriac-Minervois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 10.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Peyriac-Minervois good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Peyriac-Minervois expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Peyriac-Minervois grades B+ for cost of living.
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.
