At under 1,000 residents, Castillon-en-Couserans is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly two in five homes here are second homes. It skews older: 41% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Castillon-en-Couserans stand out
The 2 things Castillon-en-Couserans does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castillon-en-Couserans.
Who lives here
Few people in Castillon-en-Couserans are 15 to 24: 3.8%, fewer than in Ariège’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 10% of residents. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, about level with Ariège’s towns (25%) and below compared French towns (30%). Residents of Castillon-en-Couserans have a median age of 58.9.
58.9median age
Castillon-en-CouseransAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Castillon-en-Couserans: 28% 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.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Castillon-en-Couserans is Chapelle du Calvaire ou église Saint-Pierre. This Ariège town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Castillon-en-Couserans, 22.5%, runs above Ariège’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €21,350 a year per consumption unit, below both Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970). 200 jobs are based in Castillon-en-Couserans, for 100 working residents (1.6 per worker). At the census, 14.7% of working residents in Castillon-en-Couserans didn’t travel to work at all.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot11%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Castillon-en-Couserans, 1.6 per working resident
22.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Castillon-en-Couserans
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Castillon-en-Couserans is a commune of 428 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
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.
