Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 290 people live in this town, in Aude, Occitanie.
Verdun-en-Lauragais has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes.
The one thing Verdun-en-Lauragais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Verdun-en-Lauragais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Papoul, in Saint-Papoul, 3 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verdun-en-Lauragais.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.9% of the population. 16% are under 15, above Aude’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 24% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Verdun-en-Lauragais | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 10.7%, lower than Aude’s towns (14.6%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,210 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 12.5% of working residents in Verdun-en-Lauragais at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.58/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Verdun-en-Lauragais.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near Verdun-en-Lauragais. Best known first.
Nothing in Verdun-en-Lauragais 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 Verdun-en-Lauragais 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdun-en-Lauragais | 290 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sorèze Tarn | 2,965 | 5.7 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Castelnaudary | 12,151 | 6.6 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
| Revel Haute-Garonne | 9,762 | 7.1 | A− | B+ | C+ | A |
| Bram | 3,233 | 9 | B− | B+ | C | C |
| Soual Tarn | 2,637 | 13 | A | B+ | B− | A+ |
| Puylaurens Tarn | 3,257 | 14 | — | A | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Verdun-en-Lauragais is a commune of 290 people in the Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. 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 November 4, 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.