32% of residents are 65 or over, above Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Degrees are held by 46% of adults.

55.5median age

CamonAriège medianFrance median

Ariège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

32%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP17%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education46%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Camon
	Camon	Ariège median	France median
Under 15	13%	15%	17%
15–24	6.1%	10%	11%
25–44	19%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	32%	27%	22%
No diploma	11%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	17%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	20%	18%
Higher education	46%	25%	30%

Full pageCamon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages55.5 median age · 32% are 65 or over Households70 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad25% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Camon?”

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

History

Old homes shape Camon: 59% 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.

Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. Camon has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

14th c.

oldest protected part

1964

first monument protected

Full pageCamon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes59% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Camon?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Camon than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,960 a year per consumption unit

50 jobs are based in Camon, for 50 working residents (0.5 per worker). 9.1% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Ariège’s towns (13.5%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%

On foot7%

Public transport2%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Camon, 0.5 per working resident

9.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€20,960

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

15%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€20,960 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

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 Camon is €9.52/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.79/m² a month. 14 houses and apartments changed hands in Camon from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Camon€9.52/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ariège median€9.99/m²

€9.52/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.53 to €12.03/m² a month)

€7.79/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCamon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.52/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Lagarde and 3 more in and around Camon

Heritage in and near Camon. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lagarde3.4 km northwest, in Lagarde ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sibra3.6 km northwest, in Lagarde ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Quentin-la-Tour4.6 km west, in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour ChâteauChâteauChâteau3.4 km west, in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Camon

12pages on Camon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Camon has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →

Immeuble dit maison hauteBuilding · 17th c.

Ancien prieuré et rempartsPriory · 14th–16th c.

Photo credits

Immeuble dit maison haute: Photo: PierreG 09 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré et remparts: Photo: Pierre Goujet · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Camon

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

How we find them →

Camon’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 →

MirepoixLavelanetLimouxQuillanLa Tour-du-CrieuVarilhesCamon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Camon	151	—	—	—	—	—
Mirepoix	3,172	6.2	B⁻	B⁻	B	C
Lavelanet	5,987	8.6	C⁺	A⁻	D	C⁺
Limoux Aude	10,532	13	C	B⁺	C⁻	C
Quillan Aude	2,978	15	B	A⁻	B⁻	C
La Tour-du-Crieu	3,230	16	A⁻	C	A⁺	A⁻
Varilhes	3,487	17	A	B⁺	B⁺	A

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

About Camon

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Camon is a commune of 151 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix. 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: 151 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix
Département: Ariège (09)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code: 09074

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.