At under 1,000 residents, Ventenac-en-Minervois is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 16% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
What makes Ventenac-en-Minervois stand out
The 2 things Ventenac-en-Minervois does most differently from other towns.
Canal du Midi : Aqueduc du Répudre: Photo: ArnoLagrange · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ventenac-en-Minervois.
Who lives here
Few people in Ventenac-en-Minervois are 15 to 24: 5.8%, fewer than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns
48.9median age
Degrees are held by 32% of adults, higher than both Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Half of Ventenac-en-Minervois is older than 48.9, half younger.
Ventenac-en-MinervoisAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Ventenac-en-Minervois: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Ventenac-en-Minervois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 4.2% of commuters in Ventenac-en-Minervois go to work without a car, fewer than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns
4%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €24,970 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aude’s towns (€23,350). Jobs based in Ventenac-en-Minervois number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Unemployment runs at 9.5%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Ventenac-en-Minervois, 0.2 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Ventenac-en-Minervois’s median home price is €2,290/m²
€2,290/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.17/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.13/m² a month, close to Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 33 homes in Ventenac-en-Minervois.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ventenac-en-Minervois€2,290/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,290/m²
33
€11.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.12 to €13.57/m² a month)
€10.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Ventenac-en-Minervois is a commune of 644 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. 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
644 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
INSEE code
11405
Ventenac-en-Minervois’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
