Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 70 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Carcanières is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Carcanières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Carcanières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Invention-Saint-Etienne, in Escouloubre, 1.9 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carcanières.
46% of residents are 65 or over, above Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults. At 64.1, the median resident of Carcanières sits in the middle of the age range.
31% women, 69% men
About 45 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Carcanières | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 2.8% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 46% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Carcanières: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Carcanières. Best known first.
Nothing in Carcanières 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 Carcanières yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcanières | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quillan Aude | 2,978 | 12 | B | A− | B− | C |
| Prades Pyrénées-Orientales | 6,148 | 17 | B− | C+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Carcanières is a commune of 70 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Ariège. 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.