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VillespyAude

A town of 419 in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Villespy a good place to live?

Villespy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Villespy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Villespy’s story

No historic monuments in Villespy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Villespy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Christophe, in Lasbordes, 3.2 mi away.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villespy.

Who lives here

Children make up only 14% of Villespy, fewer than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns

Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, higher than Aude’s towns (8.9%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 29% of adults.

48.9median age
VillespyAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villespy
VillespyAude medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–2410%8.9%11%
25–4422%19%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+23%29%22%
No diploma15%21%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education29%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Villespy than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Aude’s towns (14.6%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Villespy number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.1 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €23,140 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Villespy, 0.1 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,140
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 Villespy costs less than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.14/m² a month

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

19 houses and apartments changed hands in Villespy from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.14/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villespy€9.14/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€9.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €11.24/m² a month)
€7.86/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 Ferrals and 2 more in and around Villespy

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Villespy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villespy

12pages on Villespy

Landmarks

Nothing in Villespy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Villespy

One notable person was born in Villespy.

Their page →

Villespy’s 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 →
BramCastelnaudarySorèzeRevelPennautierVillemoustaussouBramCastelnaudarySorèzeRevelPennautierVillemoustaussouVillespy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villespy419—————
Bram3,2335.4B−B+CC
Castelnaudary12,1517.3C+A−DB−
Sorèze Tarn2,9659.3—B+—C+
Revel Haute-Garonne9,76211A−B+C+A
Pennautier2,89512BB−A+D
Villemoustaussou4,40114BC+A+B+

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

About Villespy

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Villespy is a commune of 419 people in the Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère. 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
419 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km²)
INSEE code
11439

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 October 30, 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.