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With 599 residents, it is a town in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Pouzols-Minervois a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Pouzols-Minervois has none. A quarter of homes here are second homes. The median home sells for €1,745/m². People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.

What makes Pouzols-Minervois stand out

The 3 things Pouzols-Minervois does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Sernin
Église Saint-Sernin · Classé · Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pouzols-Minervois’ story

Pouzols-Minervois in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pouzols-Minervois: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1961.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1961First protected: Église Saint-Sernin
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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Sernin: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pouzols-Minervois.

Who lives here

Pouzols-Minervois has fewer young adults than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7% are 15 to 24

51.8median age

16% are under 15, near Aude’s towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Residents of Pouzols-Minervois have a median age of 51.8. Among adults, 25% have a degree.

Pouzols-MinervoisAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pouzols-Minervois
Pouzols-MinervoisAude medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–245.7%8.9%11%
25–4422%19%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+29%29%22%
No diploma21%21%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education25%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Pouzols-Minervois: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

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

Among the classé monuments in Pouzols-Minervois is Église Saint-Sernin. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1961
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Pouzols-Minervois, 20.0%, runs above Aude’s towns and compared French towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Jobs based in Pouzols-Minervois number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 3.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €22,780 a year per consumption unit, close to Aude’s towns (€23,350) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Pouzols-Minervois, 0.4 per working resident
20.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Pouzols-Minervois than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.87/m² a month

€1,745/m²median sale price

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 40 homes in Pouzols-Minervois. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. House rents are put at about €8.03/m² a month.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Pouzols-Minervois€1,745/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,765/m²39
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.08 to €12.06/m² a month)
€8.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

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Nearby attractions

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About Pouzols-Minervois

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Pouzols-Minervois is a commune of 599 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

Population
599 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.2 km²)
INSEE code
11296

Pouzols-Minervois’ 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 →
Sallèles-d'AudeLézignan-CorbièresOuveillanCuxac-d'AudeCapestangNarbonneSallèles-d'AudeLézignan-CorbièresOuveillanCuxac-d'AudeCapestangNarbonnePouzols-Minervois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pouzols-Minervois599—————
Sallèles-d'Aude3,1796.4DCAC−
Lézignan-Corbières10,3436.7DB−DC−
Ouveillan2,7137.4BBAC−
Cuxac-d'Aude4,0799.2DB−CC−
Capestang Hérault3,51412BB−A−C−
Narbonne57,58712D−C−D−C

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

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 9, 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.