Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tuchan.
Who lives here
Children make up only 10% of Tuchan, fewer than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 5.4%, below both Aude’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 40% of the town. Tuchan has a median age of 59.1.
59.1median age
TuchanAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Tuchan keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Tuchan is Ensemble des vestiges du château d'Aguilar. This Aude town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More commuters in Tuchan walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 22.7%
300 jobs are based in Tuchan, for 300 working residents (1 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €21,180 a year per consumption unit, below Aude’s towns (€23,350) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Also worth knowing: 15.3% of the labour force are out of work.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot19%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Tuchan, 1 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,180
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
Homes in Tuchan cost less than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,143/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.84/m² a month, below both Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Tuchan recorded 46 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.26/m² a month.
€1,143/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tuchan€1,143/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,143/m²
46
€8.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €11.86/m² a month)
€8.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Tuchan
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Tuchan is a commune of 791 people in the Communauté de communes Corbières Salanque Méditerranée. 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
791 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Corbières Salanque Méditerranée
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.
