In Arignac, 0.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; Arignac has 5.9%. Its 340 households held 719 residents at the 2023 Census. 46% of households are headed by a retired person, or about one in two. Flats are rarer here than in 98% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Ariège median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Arignac
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 85 second homes and occasional dwellings in Arignac, 19% of its 460 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 91% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Arignac’s residents are under 51.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 93% of compared French towns, at 19%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Without a car: one household in 13, against 11% in the median compared French town. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Across Arignac, 7.5% of households have no car. Empty homes are more common here than in 65% of compared French towns.
A change of −1% since 2012 leaves Arignac behind 72% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −2%, then +2% to 2023.
Arignac is older than 86% of compared French towns: a median age of 51.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Arignac 51.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 29% of residents are 65 or over here. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 11%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 31%, a lower share than 71% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Ariège median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Compared with other places, couples with children are scarce here: 25%, fewer than in 53% of compared French towns. Set beside that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
€26,180 a year is the median standard of living here
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €26,180 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 52% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 98% of compared French towns: 2.9%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 13%. In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
7.5% of residents are immigrants, a share 57% of compared French towns don’t reach
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
About one in 29: that is how common foreign nationals are in Arignac (3.5%). The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
24% of residents 15 and over are single, below 63% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Here, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
In Arignac, 16% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 69% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 11th oldest of 41 French towns of 719 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Arignac sits below 2 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arignac | 51.1 | 29% | 19% | 7.5% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 1.6 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Foix 9,934 · 6.5 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 12.4 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 13.3 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 15 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 16.5 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Arignac
What is the population of Arignac?
719 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (723).
How old are Arignac’s residents?
The median age is 51.1, older than 86% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Arignac?
85, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Arignac?
INSEE counts 54 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.5% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Arignac?
€26,180 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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