Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alzen.
Who lives here
Children make up 24% of Alzen, above Ariège’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 45% of adults, above both Ariège’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 15% of the population. Alzen has a median age of 37.2.
37.2median age
AlzenAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education45%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Alzen: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Alzen, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Since 2015, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1995
first monument protected
2015
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Alzen are out of work than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: 23.0%
Median disposable income comes to €14,030 a year per consumption unit. Alzen holds 100 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. At the census, 11.2% of working residents in Alzen didn’t travel to work at all.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot15%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Alzen, 1 per working resident
23.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€14,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Alzen
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Alzen is a commune of 262 people in the Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées. 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
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.
