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A town of 1,017 in Aude, Occitanie.
Pomas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. At the median price of €2,060/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. Its strongest is health (B): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Pomas 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pomas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pomas.
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Aude’s towns (14.6%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,630 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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 92 deaths in Pomas from 2016 to 2025; there were 77, 16% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Pomas is Polyclinique Montreal Carcassonne, 7.3 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People aged 15 to 24 are 8.7% of the population. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. 27% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Pomas | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,060/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Pomas from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.62/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,060/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pomas. Best known first.
Pomas 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 Pomas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomas | 1,017 | — | — | B− | — | B |
| Limoux | 10,532 | 5.2 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 6.6 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 7.8 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 9.4 | B | B− | A+ | D |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 10 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 10 | C | B− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pomas has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,060/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pomas grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Pomas is a commune of 1,017 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.