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AudresseinAriège

A town of 144 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Population
144
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.21
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,260
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
0%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Audressein a good place to live?

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

What makes Audressein stand out

The 2 things Audressein does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
40%2%AudresseinMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
40% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
36%22%AudresseinMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
36% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 57.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Notre-Dame-de-Tramesaygues
Église Notre-Dame-de-Tramesaygues · Classé · Photo: Nina 76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Audressein’s story

Audressein in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Audressein: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François Ille, born in 1743, is the one person born in Audressein before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1990First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-Tramesaygues
  • 2003Most recently protected: Bâtiment dit la batteuse hydraulique
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Audressein.

Who lives here

An older town: 36% of people in Audressein are 65 or over, more than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns

Audressein sits above both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Children are 11% of the town.

57.3median age
AudresseinAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Audressein
AudresseinAriège medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–246.6%10%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+36%27%22%
No diploma14%21%19%
CAP or BEP24%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education33%25%30%
Full pageAudressein’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages57.3 median age · 36% are 65 or overHouseholds80 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad6.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Audressein?”

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

History

Old homes shape Audressein: 22% 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.

That puts Audressein above both Ariège’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Audressein: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Audressein is Église Notre-Dame-de-Tramesaygues.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected
Full pageAudressein’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Audressein?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Audressein than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 0.0%

On this, Audressein is below both Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 16.4%. Audressein has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Audressein, 0.4 per working resident
16.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageAudressein’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.4 per working residentMedian income€22,260 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Audressein is €9.21/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Audressein€9.21/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€9.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.37 to €11.50/m² a month)
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageAudressein’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.21/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Audressein

12pages on Audressein
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.4 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing10 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 57.3History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Audressein: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Inscrit
Bâtiment dit la batteuse hydrauliqueMonument · 19th c.
Église Notre-Dame-de-TramesayguesChurch · 14th–17th c.
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-Tramesaygues: Photo: Nina 76 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Audressein

One notable person was born in Audressein.

Their page →
F
François IlleFrench politician (1743-1802)

Audressein’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-GironsSaint-GironsAudressein
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Audressein144—————
Saint-Girons6,0087.2CB+DC−

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

About Audressein

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Audressein is a commune of 144 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

Population
144 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²)
INSEE code
09026

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.