Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 152 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Bénaix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Bénaix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bénaix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de carrefour en fer forgé, in Montferrier, 3.1 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and gardens in and near Bénaix. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du textile et du peigne en corne de Lavelanet2.6 km north, in LavelanetMuseumMuseumMusée du textile et du peigne en corne2.6 km north, in LavelanetGardenGardenPotager Urbain de Lamartine3 km north, in LavelanetMuseumMuseumMusée de Montségur4.3 km southwest, in MontségurPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bénaix.
In the comparison, Bénaix comes below both Ariège’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.8% of the population.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bénaix | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.4% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
17.2% of Bénaix’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 72% drove.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Bénaix is 87.0%, below both Ariège’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 46 | 72%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Joseph-Marie JacquardNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 38 | 87%+4 pts |
| Collège Victor HugoBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 58 | 93%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Bénaix, that is below both Ariège’s towns (€9.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bénaix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bénaix yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Bénaix is a commune of 152 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Olmes. 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
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.