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Villesèque-des-CorbièresAude

386 residents make their home in this town in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Villesèque-des-Corbières a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Villesèque-des-Corbières out for now. Second homes make up 37% of its housing.

What makes Villesèque-des-Corbières stand out

The one thing Villesèque-des-Corbières does most differently from other towns.

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Chapelle de Gléon
Chapelle de Gléon · Inscrit · Photo: MathieuMD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Villesèque-des-Corbières’ story

Villesèque-des-Corbières in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villesèque-des-Corbières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 9th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1984First protected: Chapelle de Gléon
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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Chapelle de Gléon: Photo: MathieuMD · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villesèque-des-Corbières.

History

Villesèque-des-Corbières keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 9th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villesèque-des-Corbières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
9th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Villesèque-des-Corbières hold a degree than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 20%

46.9median age

Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. 14% are under 15, below both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of the town.

Villesèque-des-CorbièresAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villesèque-des-Corbières
Villesèque-des-CorbièresAude medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–249.6%8.9%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+24%29%22%
No diploma22%21%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education20%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Villesèque-des-Corbières has higher unemployment than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 20.7%

12%walk, cycle or take transit

100 jobs are based in Villesèque-des-Corbières, for 150 working residents (0.5 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €18,390 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Villesèque-des-Corbières went to work by public transport.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Villesèque-des-Corbières, 0.5 per working resident
20.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Villesèque-des-Corbières costs less than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.84/m² a month

€8.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Among the homes sold, 94% were houses. Sales in Villesèque-des-Corbières from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villesèque-des-Corbières€8.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€8.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €11.86/m² a month)
€8.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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About Villesèque-des-Corbières

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Villesèque-des-Corbières is a commune of 386 people in the Communauté de communes Corbières Salanque Méditerranée. 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
386 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Corbières Salanque Méditerranée
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
12.4 sq mi (32 km²)
INSEE code
11436

Villesèque-des-Corbières’ neighbors

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

All towns in Aude →
SigeanPort-la-NouvelleSalses-le-ChâteauLézignan-CorbièresLeucateNarbonneSigeanPort-la-NouvelleSalses-le-ChâteauLézignan-CorbièresLeucateNarbonneVillesèque-des-Corbières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villesèque-des-Corbières386—————
Sigean5,6576.4DC+C+C−
Port-la-Nouvelle5,8529.9DC−DD−
Salses-le-Château Pyrénées-Orientales3,96513D−CCC−
Lézignan-Corbières10,34313DB−DC−
Leucate4,56214D−DD−D
Narbonne57,58714D−C−D−C

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

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.