Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
98 people live in this town in Aude, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Julia-de-Bec out for now. 27% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 44% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Julia-de-Bec does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Julia-de-Bec as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Espéraza, 4.7 mi away.
49% 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-Julia-de-Bec.
People 65 and over make up 44% of the town. 5.8% are under 15, lower than both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 42% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Julia-de-Bec | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.8% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 44% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €22,620 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 7.4% of working residents in Saint-Julia-de-Bec didn’t travel to work at all. Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Aude’s towns (11.1%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Saint-Julia-de-Bec.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Julia-de-Bec. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Julia-de-Bec 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 Saint-Julia-de-Bec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julia-de-Bec | 98 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quillan | 2,978 | 3.4 | B | A− | B− | C |
| Limoux | 10,532 | 13 | C | B+ | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Saint-Julia-de-Bec is a commune of 98 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Audoises. 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.