Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Routier is over 54.7
The share of single-parent households is 4.3%, against 10% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 97% of compared French towns: 3.7% of homes are flats. Routier had 231 residents in 120 households at the 2023 census. In Routier, just over a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker.
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 Routier
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 25 second homes and occasional dwellings in Routier, 15% of its 170 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 Routier’s residents are under 54.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Routier had 253 residents at the 2012 census and 231 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 25 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
15% of homes in Routier are second homes
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
One household in 12 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Census figures put households without a car at 8.4% in Routier. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Routier changed by −9% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 96% 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 −2%; the six to 2023, −7%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aude town +4%.
Routier sits below 99% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (6.3%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Routier 54.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 30% in Routier. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 78% 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
By its share of one-person households (37%), Routier is above 60% of compared French towns. Households here average 2 people each. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €23,020 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 Routier’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €23,020 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 81% of compared French towns.
27% of households are headed by a retired person, below 76% of compared French towns
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
With households headed by a manager or professional at 8.1%, Routier is behind 59% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More foreign nationals than 75% of compared French towns: 8.2%
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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in two thirds of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aude has 6%. Across the comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Census figures put immigrants at 9.3% in Routier.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 88% of compared French towns, at 49%
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
Where a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Routier has 22%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Routier ranks below 72% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 15%
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
Graduates of higher education: 27%, below 62% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 231 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Older than Routier: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routier | 54.7 | 30% | 15% | 9.3% |
| Limoux 10,532 · 5.8 mi | 50.3 | 30% | 4.7% | 11% |
| Bram 3,233 · 9.3 mi | 49.5 | 30% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Mirepoix 3,172 · 12.9 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 13% | 10% |
| Carcassonne 46,080 · 13.5 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 6.7% | 14% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 13.7 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Palaja 2,722 · 14 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 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 Routier
What is the population of Routier?
231 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (253).
How old are Routier’s residents?
The median age is 54.7, older than 94% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Routier?
25, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Routier?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.3% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (8.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Routier?
€23,020 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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