Older than 93% of compared French towns: half of Villerouge-Termenès is over 54.6
Flats: 5.3%, below 95% of compared French towns. Villerouge-Termenès is home to 165 residents in 90 households, by the 2023 Census. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 44%. 17% of households are single parents, a higher share than in 98% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Aude median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Villerouge-Termenès
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 37 second homes and occasional dwellings in Villerouge-Termenès, 25% of its 150 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Villerouge-Termenès’ residents are under 54.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Villerouge-Termenès’ households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 45% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 23 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 94% of compared French towns: 25%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Without a car: one household in 10, against 11% in the median compared French town. More empty homes than in 95% of compared French towns: 15%. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. 7.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in 13.
+14% since 2012, a pace 79% of compared French towns didn’t match
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +4% in Aude. Here the change came as +1% to 2017, then +12% to 2023.
Villerouge-Termenès ranks below 98% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6.6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Villerouge-Termenès 54.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a third of Villerouge-Termenès’ residents are 65 or older, against 29% in the median Aude town and 22% in the median compared French town; 14% are under 18. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of one-person households than 94% of compared French towns: 50%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
The share of couples with children is 17%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €19,650 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €19,650 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 97% of compared French towns.
Villerouge-Termenès: 22% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 91% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 5.6%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 72% of compared French towns: 4.2%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Villerouge-Termenès, 3%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Aude has 6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 72% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 24% of residents 15 and over are married in Villerouge-Termenès
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Single residents make up 31%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 15% in Villerouge-Termenès, less than in 74% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Graduates of higher education make up 32%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 165 to 2,582 people, the 7th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as old as Villerouge-Termenès
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villerouge-Termenès | 54.6 | 35% | 25% | 4.2% |
| Lézignan-Corbières 10,343 · 14.9 mi | 48.3 | 30% | 3% | 7.8% |
| Palaja 2,722 · 16.7 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
| Trèbes 5,361 · 16.8 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Sigean 5,657 · 17.7 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 17% | 5.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Villerouge-Termenès
What is the population of Villerouge-Termenès?
165 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (145).
How old are Villerouge-Termenès’ residents?
The median age is 54.6, older than 93% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villerouge-Termenès?
37, with occasional dwellings: 25% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villerouge-Termenès?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.2% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villerouge-Termenès?
€19,650 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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