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A town of 491 in Aude, Occitanie.
Puivert is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Puivert does most differently from other towns.
Puivert has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit and museums in and near Puivert. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puivert.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.5% of residents. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above Aude’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 32% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Puivert | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Puivert is Ruines du château. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 6.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 13.7%, below Aude’s towns (14.6%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Puivert number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.6 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,359/m², below both Aude’s towns (€1,923/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). House rents are put at about €6.04/m² a month. Puivert recorded 32 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,342/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Puivert has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ruines du château: Photo: Bridom · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Puivert yet.
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Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Puivert is a commune of 491 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Audoises. 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.