Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 119 in Aude, Occitanie.
Plaigne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Plaigne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Plaigne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plaigne.
Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are just over a third of the population. Graduates make up 40% of adults.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 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.
| Plaigne | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Plaigne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
3.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Plaigne holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €25,840 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aude’s towns (€23,350).
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.
Sales in Plaigne from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €7.79/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Plaigne. Best known first.
Plaigne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plaigne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaigne | 119 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirepoix Ariège | 3,172 | 6.5 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Mazères Ariège | 3,852 | 8.5 | B | C+ | B+ | C− |
| La Tour-du-Crieu Ariège | 3,230 | 9.2 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Pamiers Ariège | 16,473 | 11 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga Ariège | 2,851 | 11 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Castelnaudary | 12,151 | 12 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Plaigne is a commune of 119 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.