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With 272 residents, it is a town in Aude, Occitanie.
Saint-Jean-de-Barrou is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 32% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: just over two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Jean-de-Barrou does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-de-Barrou as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bornes milliaires et vestiges d'habitat, in Roquefort-des-Corbières, 4.5 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Barrou.
People 65 and over make up just over two fifths of the town, above Aude’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 11% of residents are under 15. Among adults, 23% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Saint-Jean-de-Barrou | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 12.4%, lower than Aude’s towns (14.6%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). 5.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Saint-Jean-de-Barrou didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.87/m² a month. Saint-Jean-de-Barrou recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Jean-de-Barrou is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Jean-de-Barrou.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Barrou | 272 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sigean | 5,657 | 8.5 | D | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Salses-le-Château Pyrénées-Orientales | 3,965 | 9.6 | D− | C | C | C− |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 5,852 | 11 | D | C− | D | D− |
| Leucate | 4,562 | 12 | D− | D | D− | D |
| Espira-de-l'Agly Pyrénées-Orientales | 3,524 | 13 | D | C | C+ | C− |
| Rivesaltes Pyrénées-Orientales | 9,270 | 13 | D | C | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Saint-Jean-de-Barrou is a commune of 272 people in the Communauté de communes Corbières Salanque Méditerranée. 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.