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ArtixAriège

A town of 113 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Artix a good place to live?

Artix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Artix’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Artix’s story

No historic monuments in Artix

The Culture ministry lists no building in Artix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Grotte ornée du Portel, in Loubens, 2.9 mi away.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Artix.

Who lives here

Few people in Artix are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in both Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by a third of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Ariège’s towns (25%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.

52.1median age
ArtixAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Artix
ArtixAriège medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–247.1%10%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+27%27%22%
No diploma14%21%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%20%18%
Higher education33%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Artix walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%

Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €26,250 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and near compared French towns (€25,970).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport7%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Artix, 0.2 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Artix is €10.02/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Artix: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.88/m² a month.

€10.02/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Artix€10.02/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€10.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.37/m² a month)
€8.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Grotte du Portel and 2 more in and around Artix

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Artix. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Artix

12pages on Artix

Landmarks

Nothing in Artix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Artix

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Artix yet.

How we find them →

Artix’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ariège →
Saint-Jean-du-FalgaVarilhesPamiersLa Tour-du-CrieuFoixSaverdunSaint-Jean-du-FalgaVarilhesPamiersLa Tour-du-CrieuFoixSaverdunArtix
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Artix113—————
Saint-Jean-du-Falga2,8513.2B+BB+B
Varilhes3,4873.5AB+B+A
Pamiers16,4734.2CB+DC
La Tour-du-Crieu3,2305.1A−CA+A−
Foix9,9347.6CA−DC−
Saverdun4,80811DC+CD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Artix

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Artix is a commune of 113 people in the Communauté d'agglomération L'agglo Foix-Varilhes. 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

Population
113 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération L'agglo Foix-Varilhes
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.4 km²)
INSEE code
09021

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.