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A town of 292 in Aude, Occitanie.
Tournissan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Tournissan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Tournissan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne maison presbytérale, in Lagrasse, 2.4 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Tournissan. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tournissan.
30% of residents are 65 or over, near Aude’s towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town. Ages in Tournissan split evenly at 51.5: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Tournissan | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Aude’s towns (14.6%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Tournissan holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Tournissan went to work by public transport.
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 15 homes in Tournissan.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Tournissan 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 Tournissan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournissan | 292 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 9.3 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 14 | C | B− | B | B |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 15 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Sigean | 5,657 | 16 | D | C+ | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Tournissan is a commune of 292 people in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. 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.