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PlavillaAude

Home to 146 people, this town lies in Aude, Occitanie.

Population

146

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.93

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Plavilla a good place to live?

Plavilla isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Restes de l'église Saint-Julien et Sainte-Basilisse de l'Espinoux · Inscrit · Photo: Ovnidunet · CC BY-SA 4.0

Plavilla’s story

Plavilla in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Plavilla; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1948First protected: Restes de l'église Saint-Julien et Sainte-Basilisse de l'Es…

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plavilla.

History

Plavilla keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Plavilla; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1948

first monument protected

Full pagePlavilla’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Plavilla?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Plavilla than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3% are under 15

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of the town. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Aude’s towns (29%). Also worth knowing: 45% of adults hold a degree.

50.8median age

PlavillaAude medianFrance median

Aude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%

CAP or BEP21%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education45%

Women and men · all residents

62% women, 38% men

About 62 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Plavilla
	Plavilla	Aude median	France median
Under 15	4.3%	15%	17%
15–24	7.8%	8.9%	11%
25–44	27%	19%	23%
45–64	38%	27%	26%
65+	23%	29%	22%
No diploma	10%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	21%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	20%	18%
Higher education	45%	25%	30%

Full pagePlavilla’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.8 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households40 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad17% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Plavilla?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Plavilla has 0.7 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

8.8% of Plavilla’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 43% drove.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving43%

On foot6%

Public transport3%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Plavilla, 0.7 per working resident

0.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

47%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pagePlavilla’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Plavilla is €10.93/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Plavilla recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.79/m² a month.

€10.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plavilla€10.93/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aude median€10.99/m²

€10.93/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €13.56/m² a month)

€7.79/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePlavilla’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.93/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plavilla

11pages on Plavilla

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Plavilla has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Restes de l'église Saint-Julien et Sainte-Basilisse de l'EspinouxChurch · 12th c.

Classé

Ruines du château dit de TerrideChâteau · in Mirepoix, 3.6 mi

Classé

Croix en fer forgéCross · 16th c. · in Manses, 5.9 mi

Classé

Château (ruines)Château · 11th–17th c. · in Lagarde, 6.6 mi

Photo credits

Restes de l'église Saint-Julien et Sainte-Basilisse de l'Espinoux: Photo: Ovnidunet · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Plavilla

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plavilla yet.

How we find them →

Plavilla’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aude →

MirepoixCastelnaudaryBramLa Tour-du-CrieuMazèresSaint-Jean-du-FalgaPlavilla

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Plavilla	146	—	—	—	—	—
Mirepoix Ariège	3,172	4.3	B⁻	B⁻	B	C
Castelnaudary	12,151	12	C⁺	A⁻	D	B⁻
Bram	3,233	12	B⁻	B⁺	C	C
La Tour-du-Crieu Ariège	3,230	13	A⁻	C	A⁺	A⁻
Mazères Ariège	3,852	14	B	C⁺	B⁺	C⁻
Saint-Jean-du-Falga Ariège	2,851	15	B⁺	B	B⁺	B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Plavilla

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Plavilla is a commune of 146 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

Population: 146 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère
Département: Aude (11)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
INSEE code: 11291

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.