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CaumontAriège

A town of 336 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Caumont a good place to live?

Caumont is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Caumont stand out

The one thing Caumont does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Caumont’s story

Caumont in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Caumont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caumont.

Who lives here

Few people in Caumont are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Caumont is below both Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 29% of residents are 65 or over.

51.3median age
CaumontAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Caumont
CaumontAriège medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–247.1%10%11%
25–4417%22%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+29%27%22%
No diploma19%21%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat25%20%18%
Higher education18%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Caumont: 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.

In the comparison, Caumont comes above both Ariège’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Caumont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Caumont than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 2.2%

For Caumont, that is below both Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 8.2%. Caumont has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Caumont, 0.6 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Caumont is €9.17/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.17/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Caumont€9.17/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €11.55/m² a month)
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Musée Aristide-Bergès and 3 more in and around Caumont

Museums and heritage in and near Caumont. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Caumont

12pages on Caumont

Landmarks

Caumont has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Caumont

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

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Caumont’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 →
Saint-GironsCazèresMontesquieu-VolvestreRieux-VolvestreSaint-GironsCazèresMontesquieu-VolvestreRieux-VolvestreCaumont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Caumont336—————
Saint-Girons6,0084.4CB+DC−
Cazères Haute-Garonne4,85413C−A−DC−
Montesquieu-Volvestre Haute-Garonne3,05014BAA−B−
Rieux-Volvestre Haute-Garonne2,63917AA−AC−

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

About Caumont

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Caumont is a commune of 336 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

Population
336 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.3 km²)
INSEE code
09086

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.