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Over-65s are 36% of the population. Home to 5,852 people, this town lies in Aude, Occitanie.
A town with more to fix than most. Port-la-Nouvelle’s overall grade, D, puts it better than 6% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #18 of 22 in Aude. Health lags (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 13.2 recorded violent incidents and 21.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It does especially well on schools: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Fewer journeys need a car: 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,689/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Port-la-Nouvelle 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 3 things Port-la-Nouvelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Port-la-Nouvelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges du château de Montferrand, in Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers, 2.6 mi away.
4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Port-la-Nouvelle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Port-la-Nouvelle.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
999 deaths in Port-la-Nouvelle between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 777: 29% above. The nearest emergency department to Port-la-Nouvelle is Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu, 11.6 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Aude is 84.4 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
The police record for Port-la-Nouvelle lists 254 offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Port-la-Nouvelle (2,200 to 1,650): it draws people in from around. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Port-la-Nouvelle (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, near Aude’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 13% of residents. 14% of adults hold a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Port-la-Nouvelle | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 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, €2,689/m², comes from 597 sales of houses and apartments in Port-la-Nouvelle from July 2023 to June 2026. Apartments in Port-la-Nouvelle sell for €2,420/m², houses for €3,095/m². Houses accounted for 43% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,095/m² | 259 |
| Apartments | €2,420/m² | 338 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 17.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,110 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Port-la-Nouvelle, higher than Aude’s towns (82.3%) yet lower than compared French towns (87.5%). By results, schools here place #2 of 15 in Aude. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 11.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la NadièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 86%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Port-la-Nouvelle. Best known first.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Port-la-Nouvelle as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Port-la-Nouvelle is a commune of 5,852 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades D for safety, #17 of 22 in Aude. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 104 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns and #2 of 15 in Aude. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,689/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.84/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Port-la-Nouvelle grades C− for cost of living.
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 November 4, 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.