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Saint-PolycarpeAude

A town of 169 in Aude, Occitanie.

Population

169

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.84

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€21,830

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Polycarpe a good place to live?

Saint-Polycarpe has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 13% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.

What makes Saint-Polycarpe stand out

The 2 things Saint-Polycarpe does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

28% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 50.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église de la Purification · Classé · Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Saint-Polycarpe’s story

Saint-Polycarpe in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Polycarpe counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1913First protected: Église de la Purification
1990Most recently protected: Vestiges de l'abbaye et son aqueduc

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Polycarpe.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Polycarpe are 15 to 24: 5.9%, fewer than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns

Graduates make up just over a third of adults. The share of residents under 15 is 17%. The middle age in Saint-Polycarpe is 50.3.

50.3median age

Saint-PolycarpeAude medianFrance median

Aude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP18%

Baccalauréat26%

Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Polycarpe
	Saint-Polycarpe	Aude median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	5.9%	8.9%	11%
25–44	23%	19%	23%
45–64	26%	27%	26%
65+	28%	29%	22%
No diploma	13%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	18%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	26%	20%	18%
Higher education	35%	25%	30%

Full pageSaint-Polycarpe’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.3 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad16% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Polycarpe?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Saint-Polycarpe: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Polycarpe is Église de la Purification. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Polycarpe counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église de la Purification 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1913

first monument protected

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Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Polycarpe?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Saint-Polycarpe has higher unemployment than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 16.7%

The median disposable income was €21,830 a year per consumption unit, below both Aude’s towns (€23,350) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 1.8% of working residents in Saint-Polycarpe at the census.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot9%

Motorbike or scooter4%

Public transport2%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Saint-Polycarpe, 0.6 per working resident

16.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€21,830

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€21,830 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Polycarpe costs less than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.84/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Saint-Polycarpe.

€8.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Polycarpe€8.84/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aude median€10.99/m²

€8.84/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.20 to €10.85/m² a month)

€8.62/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSaint-Polycarpe’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.84/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbatiale Saint-Polycarpe de Saint-Polycarpe and 3 more in and around Saint-Polycarpe

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Polycarpe. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionAbbatiale Saint-Polycarpe de Saint-Polycarpein town AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Polycarpein town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère de la Théotokos3 km northeast, in Villebazy ChâteauChâteauChâteau des évêques d'Alet4.5 km west, in Cournanel

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Polycarpe

12pages on Saint-Polycarpe

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors18% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Polycarpe counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Vestiges de l'abbaye et son aqueducAbbey · 14th c.

Église de la PurificationChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Vestiges de l'abbaye et son aqueduc: Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de la Purification: Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Polycarpe

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Polycarpe yet.

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Saint-Polycarpe’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aude →

LimouxPalajaCarcassonneQuillanTrèbesPennautierSaint-Polycarpe

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Polycarpe	169	—	—	—	—	—
Limoux	10,532	3.8	C	B⁺	C⁻	C
Palaja	2,722	10	—	C	—	B⁺
Carcassonne	46,080	12	C⁻	B	D⁻	C⁺
Quillan	2,978	13	B	A⁻	B⁻	C
Trèbes	5,361	14	C	B⁻	B	B
Pennautier	2,895	14	B	B⁻	A⁺	D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Polycarpe

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Saint-Polycarpe is a commune of 169 people in the Communauté de communes du Limouxin. 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

Population: 169 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Limouxin
Département: Aude (11)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km²)
INSEE code: 11364

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.