Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 625 residents and lies in Ariège, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Aigues-Vives falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Aigues-Vives as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ruines), in Lagarde, 4.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aigues-Vives.
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, below Ariège’s towns (27%) but above compared French towns (22%). Residents of Aigues-Vives have a median age of 50.5. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Aigues-Vives | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 9.2%. Jobs located in Aigues-Vives: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.2 each). The median disposable income was €24,850 a year per consumption unit, above Ariège’s towns (€23,470) but below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.19/m² a month. Sales in Aigues-Vives from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Aigues-Vives is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Aigues-Vives as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigues-Vives | 625 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 4.6 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 6.5 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 13 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 14 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Foix | 9,934 | 14 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 14 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Aigues-Vives is a commune of 625 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix. 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
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.