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Home to 25 people, this town lies in Aude, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Trassanel is too small for the grades other French towns get. 30% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Trassanel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Trassanel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte dite du Gazel ou des Marronniers, in Sallèles-Cabardès, 1.6 mi away.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit and heritage in and near Trassanel. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trassanel.
25% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Aude’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Ages in Trassanel split evenly at 55: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Trassanel | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 48% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
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.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Trassanel from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.35/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Trassanel 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 Trassanel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trassanel | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 5.6 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 7.5 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 9.1 | B | B− | A+ | D |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 9.5 | C | B− | B | B |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 10 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Mazamet Tarn | 10,085 | 10 | C+ | A | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Trassanel is a commune of 25 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. 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.