A median age of 56: Raissac-d'Aude is older than 95% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 222 people lived in Raissac-d'Aude, in 110 households. Census figures put flats at 0.6% locally. Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Raissac-d'Aude comes in at 45%.
Throughout this page, the Aude median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Raissac-d'Aude
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 23 second homes and occasional dwellings in Raissac-d'Aude, 14% of its 160 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Raissac-d'Aude’s residents are under 56 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 29 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Raissac-d'Aude had 239 residents at the 2012 census and 222 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 98% of compared French towns: 18% of homes stand empty
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
7.3% of households arrived within the last two years, while 25% have stayed 30 years or more. Higher than in 91% of compared French towns: 14% of homes are second homes. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households without a car make up 11%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
−7% since 2012, a pace below 93% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The first five years brought +10%; the six to 2023, −16%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aude town +4%.
38% of residents are 65 or over, a share 97% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Raissac-d'Aude 56. The median compared French town: 44.
5.4% of residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%). Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
Single-parent households: 4.5%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%. Locally, 18% of households are couples with children. Fewer one-person households than in 67% of compared French towns: 32%.
A median of €23,480 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of residents live in households above €23,480 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 77% of compared French towns.
Raissac-d'Aude sits below 82% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (9.1%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Raissac-d'Aude, 8.6% of residents are immigrants, more than in 63% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
5% of residents are foreign nationals. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 19%, a lower share than 95% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, 48% of residents 15 and over are married here. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Raissac-d'Aude sits above 83% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (26%)
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The figure for graduates of higher education is 24% in Raissac-d'Aude and 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 222 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Raissac-d'Aude is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raissac-d'Aude | 56 | 38% | 14% | 8.6% |
| Sallèles-d'Aude 3,179 · 4 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 9.3% | 6.1% |
| Ouveillan 2,713 · 6.1 mi | 44.5 | 25% | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| Cuxac-d'Aude 4,079 · 6.1 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 4% | 5.2% |
| Lézignan-Corbières 10,343 · 6.5 mi | 48.3 | 30% | 3% | 7.8% |
| Narbonne 57,587 · 7 mi | 46.4 | 27% | 18% | 10% |
| Coursan 5,737 · 8.9 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 3.7% | 5.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Raissac-d'Aude
What is the population of Raissac-d'Aude?
222 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (239).
How old are Raissac-d'Aude’s residents?
The median age is 56, older than 95% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Raissac-d'Aude?
23, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Raissac-d'Aude?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.6% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Raissac-d'Aude?
€23,480 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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