Puichéric has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 14.6% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Puichéric 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puichéric.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Puichéric than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. 9.7% of residents are 15 to 24, between Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
48.3median age
PuichéricAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Homes in Puichéric cost less than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,500/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.03/m² a month, lower than both Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €7.87/m² a month. The market in Puichéric: 51 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,500/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Puichéric€1,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,500/m²
51
€10.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.39/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,110
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Puichéric records 93 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 98 in Aude’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 126 deaths in Puichéric from 2016 to 2025; there were 118, 7% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Puichéric is Centre hospitalier Carcassonne Antoine Gayraud, 11.4 mi away. Women in Aude live to 84.4 on average and men to 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Puichéric · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Carcassonne Antoine Gayraud
11.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Carcassonne Antoine Gayraud
84.4 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aude, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Puichéric: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Puichéric is Église de l'Assomption. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Incomes in Puichéric run lower than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: a median €21,460 a year per consumption unit
7.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 14.6%.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Puichéric, 0.6 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 57% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Puichéric
Is Puichéric safe?
Puichéric has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 11.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Puichéric expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Puichéric grades B for cost of living.
About Puichéric
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Puichéric is a commune of 1,198 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
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.
