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It is a town of 89 residents in Aude, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Rennes-le-Château has none. Just over a third of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Rennes-le-Château does most differently from other towns.
Rennes-le-Château has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Rennes-le-Château. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rennes-le-Château.
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 34% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Rennes-le-Château | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 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.
Rennes-le-Château has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Rennes-le-Château number 50, against 50 residents in work (1.5 per worker).
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.
General-bac pupils go 9.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Baptiste BieulesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 78%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Rennes-le-Château: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rennes-le-Château has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rennes-le-Château yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes-le-Château | 89 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quillan | 2,978 | 5.3 | B | A− | B− | C |
| Limoux | 10,532 | 10 | C | B+ | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Rennes-le-Château is a commune of 89 people in the Communauté de communes du Limouxin. 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) · 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.