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A town in Aude, Occitanie, home to 84 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Rieux-en-Val is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 25% of homes. Over-65s are 43% of the population.
The 2 things Rieux-en-Val does most differently from other towns.
Rieux-en-Val has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rieux-en-Val.
6.3% are under 15, below Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 43% of residents. Degrees are held by 46% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Rieux-en-Val | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.3% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 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.
Rieux-en-Val has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
14.3% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Aude’s towns (14.6%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 3.2% of working residents in Rieux-en-Val to work at the census.
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.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Rieux-en-Val from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rieux-en-Val has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Pont-Vieux: Photo: ArnoLagrange · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rieux-en-Val 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rieux-en-Val | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 9.5 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 9.8 | C | B− | B | B |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 13 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 14 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 15 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 15 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Rieux-en-Val is a commune of 84 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
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.