Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 538 in Aude, Occitanie.
Rustiques is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rustiques as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont-aqueduc de l'Orbiel, in Trèbes, 1.7 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Rustiques. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rustiques.
8.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Aude’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 23% of residents. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Rustiques | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €25,670 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aude’s towns (€23,350) and near compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 11.6%. For its 250 residents in work, Rustiques has 50 jobs: 0.3 each.
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.
A collège lies 1.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 5.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston BonheurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 76%−9 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.
Rustiques recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 94% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €9.22/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Rustiques is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rustiques 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rustiques | 538 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 1.4 | C | B− | B | B |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 5.2 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 5.2 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 6.1 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 6.1 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 7.9 | B | B− | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Rustiques is a commune of 538 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 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.