Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saissac.
Who lives here
Saissac skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.9% of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). A quarter of adults hold a degree.
51.7median age
SaissacAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saissac: 32% were built before 1919, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saissac is Menhir dit Pierre levée de Picarel. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saissac counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saissac has higher unemployment than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 16.3%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €21,410 a year per consumption unit. 250 jobs are based in Saissac, for 300 working residents (0.8 per worker). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents locally at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot11%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Saissac, 0.8 per working resident
16.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
A home in Saissac sells for €1,196/m², less than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.14/m² a month, lower than both Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.86/m² a month. Also worth knowing: 42 houses and apartments changed hands in Saissac from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,196/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saissac€1,196/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,196/m²
42
€9.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €11.24/m² a month)
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saissac
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Saissac is a commune of 904 people in the Communauté de communes de la Montagne Noire. 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
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.
