Ariège

Ariège has 155,339 residents in 326 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,480/m², from €970/m² in Lavelanet to €2,040/m² in La Tour-du-Crieu among communes of more than 2,000 people. 67% of households own their main home.

Département 09 · 326 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

155,339residents2022 census

€1,480/m²median price per m²five years of sales

67%of households own their homemain home

24%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Ariège.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Ariège : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Ariège : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Ariège : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 14 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Foix	9,731	€1,550/m²	€20,950	48%	14%	17.4%	18%	56
La Tour-du-Crieu	3,268	€2,040/m²	€22,710	73%	9%	10.2%	2%	31
Laroque-d'Olmes	2,414	€1,050/m²	€19,360	66%	19%	16.1%	18%	21
Lavelanet	6,018	€970/m²	€18,140	60%	17%	19.5%	74%	32
Lézat-sur-Lèze	2,341	€1,670/m²	€21,870	69%	17%	9.1%	1%	28
Mazères	3,866	€1,580/m²	€21,990	58%	12%	11.5%	0%	37
Mirepoix	3,106	€1,620/m²	€20,190	58%	17%	17.3%	4%	61
Pamiers	16,512	€1,550/m²	€19,410	44%	12%	16.8%	9%	65
Saint-Girons	6,129	€1,280/m²	€20,320	51%	17%	16.2%	67%	0
Saint-Jean-du-Falga	2,864	€1,850/m²	€21,830	69%	17%	12.4%	1%	45
Saverdun	4,808	€1,690/m²	€21,960	60%	11%	13.4%	2%	52
Tarascon-sur-Ariège	3,060	€1,350/m²	€18,950	51%	18%	16.3%	13%	52
Varilhes	3,491	€1,720/m²	€22,180	64%	13%	8.7%	4%	21
Verniolle	2,381	€1,890/m²	€23,440	81%	13%	8.5%	0%	14

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

155,339 residents and 75,110 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

15%

aged under 15

14%

aged 15–29

35%

aged 60 and over

40%

of households are people living alone

20%

of households are couples with children

10%

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

111,863 homes, 67% of them main residences, with 4.4 rooms on average.

80%

of homes are houses

67%

of households own their home

of households rent social housing (HLM)

24%

second homes

empty homes

89%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191918%

1919–19459%

1946–197020%

1971–199025%

1991–200515%

2006–201913%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

12,928 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,480/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,500/m²flats1,922 sales

€1,470/m²houses11,006 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

13.5%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

27%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

35%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Ariège on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

9.4GPs per 10,000 residents2025

49pharmacieson 1 January 2025

144food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners146

Dentists85

Nurses420

Physiotherapists286

Pharmacies49

Group health centres20

Emergency departments3

Supermarkets and hypermarkets48

Convenience stores and grocers96

Bakeries163

Butchers62

Petrol stations35

EV charging stations80

Post offices and postal points100

Banks51

France services centres15

Police and gendarmerie26

Restaurants719

Hairdressers242

Nurseries41

Swimming pools29

Sports halls44

Gyms15

Cinemas9

Libraries76

Performance venues3

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 327 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake100%

Severe weather100%

Forest fire86%

Flooding69%

Ground movement66%

Transport of hazardous goods32%

Dam failure28%

Avalanche27%

Industrial hazard14%

1,955natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

35%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,054

Other (snow, hail, avalanches…)329

Storms and cyclones327

Drought (clay shrinkage)203

Ground movement29

Earthquakes13

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026