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Villarzel-CabardèsAude

The town has 276 residents and lies in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Villarzel-Cabardès a good place to live?

Villarzel-Cabardès is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 11% of homes here are second homes. Few residents are of retirement age: 16% are 65 or over.

What makes Villarzel-Cabardès stand out

The 2 things Villarzel-Cabardès does most differently from other towns.

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Vestiges de la chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Lauze
Vestiges de la chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Lauze · Classé · Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY 3.0
Villarzel-Cabardès’ story

Villarzel-Cabardès in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Villarzel-Cabardès counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1966.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1966First protected: Vestiges de la chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Lauze
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The data

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Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Villarzel-Cabardès are under 15, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The age that splits Villarzel-Cabardès in two is 40.6.

40.6median age
Villarzel-CabardèsAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villarzel-Cabardès
Villarzel-CabardèsAude medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–249.1%8.9%11%
25–4428%19%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+16%29%22%
No diploma11%21%19%
CAP or BEP24%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education35%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Villarzel-Cabardès: 18% were built before 1919, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Villarzel-Cabardès is Vestiges de la chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Lauze. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1966
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Villarzel-Cabardès, 7.2%, runs below Aude’s towns and compared French towns

4.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,140 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Bicycle3%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Villarzel-Cabardès, 0.1 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Villarzel-Cabardès is €11.43/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €8.35/m² a month. 10 houses and apartments changed hands in Villarzel-Cabardès from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.43/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villarzel-Cabardès€11.43/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€11.43/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.29 to €14.05/m² a month)
€8.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Villarlong and 5 more in and around Villarzel-Cabardès

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Villarzel-Cabardès. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Villarzel-Cabardès

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Landmarks

Villarzel-Cabardès has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Vestiges de la chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Lauze: Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Villarzel-Cabardès

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villarzel-Cabardès yet.

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Villarzel-Cabardès’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Conques-sur-OrbielTrèbesVillemoustaussouCarcassonnePennautierPalajaConques-sur-OrbielTrèbesVillemoustaussouCarcassonnePennautierPalajaVillarzel-Cabardès
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villarzel-Cabardès276—————
Conques-sur-Orbiel2,5233.1A+A−AA+
Trèbes5,3614.9CB−BB
Villemoustaussou4,4015.3BC+A+B+
Carcassonne46,0807.1C−BD−C+
Pennautier2,8957.4BB−A+D
Palaja2,7228.2—C—B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Villarzel-Cabardès

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Villarzel-Cabardès is a commune of 276 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

Population
276 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code
11416

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.