Households without a car make up 2.1% in Artix, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Households headed by a retired person: 44%, above 92% of compared French towns. The census found that nearly one in ten homes are flats in Artix. Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 97% of compared French towns. Its 47 households held 113 residents at the 2023 Census.
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 Artix
Fewer residents than in 2012
Artix had 130 residents at the 2012 census and 113 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Artix’s residents are under 52.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 7 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −13% since 2012 leaves Artix behind 99% 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
The median Ariège town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +8% and the next six −20%.
Artix is older than 89% of compared French towns: a median age of 52.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Artix 52.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 27% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%.
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%.
Only 22% of households are one person living alone in Artix
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 2.4 people each. Elsewhere, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Couples with children are rarer here than in 64% of compared French towns. One in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 11% in Artix.
Artix ranks above 87% of compared French towns on empty homes: 12%
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
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 3.9% of homes are second homes in Artix. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Median standard of living: €26,250 a year
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €26,250 a year: higher than in 53% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 22% in Artix, more than in 91% of compared French towns
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
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 11% in Artix. The wider picture: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
4.4% of residents are immigrants, below 69% 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.
3.5% of residents are foreign nationals, or about one in 29. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 52% of residents 15 and over are married
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
22% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Artix sits below 78% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (14%)
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
A third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Typically, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 113 to 2,582 people, the 9th 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.
Artix is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artix | 52.1 | 27% | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 3.2 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 3.5 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Pamiers 16,473 · 4.2 mi | 39.8 | 21% | 2.7% | 13% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 5.1 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Foix 9,934 · 7.6 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Saverdun 4,808 · 11.5 mi | 44 | 21% | 2.4% | 7.3% |
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 Artix
What is the population of Artix?
113 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (130).
How old are Artix’s residents?
The median age is 52.1, older than 89% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Artix?
2, with occasional dwellings: 3.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Artix?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Artix?
€26,250 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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