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Population 458: a town in Ariège, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Castelnau-Durban: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 25% of its housing. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Castelnau-Durban does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Castelnau-Durban as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Mine antique de cuivre, in La Bastide-de-Sérou, 2.5 mi away.
27% 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 Castelnau-Durban.
Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Ariège’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 38% of adults. Line up the people of Castelnau-Durban by age and the one in the middle is 52.9.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Castelnau-Durban | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Castelnau-Durban number 150, against 200 residents in work (0.8 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €21,160 a year per consumption unit, below both Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.1% of commuters at the census.
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.
Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 26 homes in Castelnau-Durban.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Castelnau-Durban is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Castelnau-Durban.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-Durban | 458 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Girons | 6,008 | 9.8 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Foix | 9,934 | 14 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 15 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre Haute-Garonne | 3,050 | 16 | B | A | A− | B− |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 16 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Pamiers | 16,473 | 16 | C | B+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Castelnau-Durban is a commune of 458 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
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.