Pezens has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Pezens 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Pezens sees 92 deaths per 100 expected, against 98 in Aude’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 123 residents of Pezens died, against 133 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. Women in Aude live to 84.4 on average and men to 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Pezens is Polyclinique Montreal Carcassonne, 4.4 mi away.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Pezens · 5.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Montreal Carcassonne
7.1 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
A town of families: 19% of people in Pezens are under 15, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents. Half the people of Pezens are older than 41.4.
41.4median age
PezensAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
History
Old homes shape Pezens: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Pezens; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Fewer commuters in Pezens walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,990 a year per consumption unit, near Aude’s towns (€23,350) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 10.3% of people in the labour force have no job. No commute at all: 3.8% of working residents in Pezens at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
250
jobs based in Pezens, 0.4 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Pezens has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 0 offenses in the graded categories in Pezens in 2025.
3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Fraud6
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
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
59.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pezens
Is Pezens safe?
Pezens has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Pezens expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,556/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pezens grades B+ for cost of living.
About Pezens
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Pezens is a commune of 1,611 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
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.
