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Occitania

Occitania has 6,080,731 residents in 13 départements and 4,453 communes. The median price per square metre ranges from €1,480/m² in Ariège to €3,200/m² in Hérault.

Region · 13 départements · 4,453 communes · Updated 24 October 2026
6,080,731residents2022 census
59%of households own their homemain home
60%housesof all homes
15%second homesof all homes
Occitania · 4,453 communes
Map of Occitania: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

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)

All 13 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

DépartementResidentsCommunesPrice per m²Living standardHome ownersAged 75+UnemploymentSecond homes
Ariège (09)155,339326€1,480/m²–67%13%13.5%24%
Aude (11)377,773433€1,900/m²–63%13%15.0%25%
Aveyron (12)279,736285€1,570/m²–70%14%8.3%17%
Gard (30)764,010351€2,480/m²–60%11%14.4%13%
Gers (32)192,649461€1,570/m²–69%14%9.4%9%
Haute-Garonne (31)1,456,261586€2,870/m²–52%8%11.1%4%
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)231,453469€1,690/m²–65%14%11.7%23%
Hérault (34)1,217,331342€3,200/m²–53%11%14.8%17%
Lot (46)175,620313€1,590/m²–70%15%11.3%18%
Lozère (48)76,503152€1,490/m²–66%13%8.0%32%
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)492,964226€2,420/m²–60%13%16.8%27%
Tarn (81)396,168314€1,720/m²–67%13%11.9%7%
Tarn-et-Garonne (82)264,924195€1,830/m²–67%11%11.7%6%

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)

People.

6,080,731 residents and 2,889,311 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%
aged under 15
17%
aged 15–29
30%
aged 60 and over
40%
of households are people living alone
21%
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.

3,759,703 homes, 77% of them main residences, with 4.0 rooms on average.

60%
of homes are houses
59%
of households own their home
9%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
15%
second homes
8%
empty homes
85%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191912%
1919–19456%
1946–197017%
1971–199028%
1991–200519%
2006–201919%

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

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

12.8%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
34%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
9%
managers and professionals among over-15s
30%
retired among over-15s

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

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.

AriègeAudeAveyronGardGersHaute-GaronneHautes-PyrénéesHéraultLotLozèrePyrénées-OrientalesTarnTarn-et-Garonne