Villeneuve-Minervois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 17% of its homes are second homes. Homes change hands at a median €1,393/m². Over-65s are 32% of the population.
What makes Villeneuve-Minervois stand out
The 3 things Villeneuve-Minervois does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-Minervois.
Who lives here
Few people in Villeneuve-Minervois are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Aude’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, higher than both Aude’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 14% of residents. The median resident of Villeneuve-Minervois is 53.2 years old.
53.2median age
Villeneuve-MinervoisAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Villeneuve-Minervois has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each
Half of residents lived on more than €22,530 a year per consumption unit, about level with Aude’s towns (€23,350) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment is 12.1%. At the census, one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Villeneuve-Minervois, 0.5 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,530
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
Renting in Villeneuve-Minervois costs less than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.87/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 54 homes were sold in Villeneuve-Minervois. That is the middle of 54 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,923/m² for the median of compared towns in Aude.
€1,393/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villeneuve-Minervois€1,393/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,393/m²
54
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.08 to €12.06/m² a month)
€7.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Villeneuve-Minervois
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Villeneuve-Minervois is a commune of 979 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
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.
