A smaller share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns: 0.4%
Here 4.1% of households have no car, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. The 2023 Census put Artigat’s population at 574, in 260 households. For Artigat, the census puts flats at 2.6%. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 91% of compared French towns: 8.2%.
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 Artigat
Empty homes
The census found 46 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−1% since 2012: slower than 73% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +2% for the median Ariège town, the change came in two steps: −2% from 2012 to 2017, then +2% to 2023.
Artigat is older than 61% of compared French towns: a median age of 45.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Artigat 45.7. The median compared French town: 44.
In Artigat, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 9% in Artigat, less than in 67% 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
Households here average 2.2 people each. Fewer one-person households than in 51% of compared French towns: 35%. To put it in context, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Little separates the share of couples with children here, 25%, from the figure in the typical compared French town.
In Artigat, 14% of homes stand empty, more than in 93% of compared French towns
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
In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes; in Artigat, 7.1%. Typically, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €24,340 a year in standard of living
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,340 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
Above 75% of compared French towns: 14% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
Locally, 15% of households are headed by a manual worker. At 33%, the share of households headed by a retired person is higher than in 52% of compared French towns. Set beside that, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Artigat, 11% of residents are immigrants, more than in 75% of compared French towns
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.
By its share of foreign nationals (7.9%), Artigat is above nearly three quarters of compared French towns. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 75% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 38% in Artigat, less than in 80% 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
Single residents account for 25%. As a reference point, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Below 87% of compared French towns: 12% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
Where 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, Artigat has 33%. Elsewhere, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 574 to 2,582 people, the 20th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
3 of 6 neighbors are older than Artigat
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artigat | 45.7 | 24% | 7.1% | 11% |
| Pamiers 16,473 · 9 mi | 39.8 | 21% | 2.7% | 13% |
| Saverdun 4,808 · 9.5 mi | 44 | 21% | 2.4% | 7.3% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 10.1 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 11.1 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 11.5 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre 3,050 · 11.7 mi | 51.1 | 28% | 6.5% | 5.1% |
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 Artigat
What is the population of Artigat?
574 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (578).
How old are Artigat’s residents?
The median age is 45.7, older than 61% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Artigat?
23, with occasional dwellings: 7.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Artigat?
INSEE counts 63 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 46 foreign nationals (7.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Artigat?
€24,340 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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