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With 262 residents, it is a town in Aude, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Ribaute is too small for the grades other French towns get. 38% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Ribaute does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ribaute as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont faisant communiquer le village de Lagrasse et le quartier de l'Abbaye, in Lagrasse, 1.4 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Ribaute. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ribaute.
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, lower than both Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Aged 15 to 24: 6.1% of residents. 31% of residents have reached 65.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Ribaute | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.7% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
150 jobs are based in Ribaute, for 100 working residents (1.7 per worker). 17.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 13.1% are unemployed.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Ribaute.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ribaute is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Ribaute.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribaute | 262 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 8.9 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 12 | C | B− | B | B |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 13 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 16 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 16 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 17 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Ribaute is a commune of 262 people in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. 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 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.