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ContrazyAriège

A town of 76 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Contrazy a good place to live?

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

What makes Contrazy stand out

The 2 things Contrazy does most differently from other towns.

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Contrazy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Contrazy’s story

No historic monuments in Contrazy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Contrazy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne maison canoniale du 18e siècle, in Saint-Lizier, 5.1 mi away.

42% 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 Contrazy.

Who lives here

Few people in Contrazy are 15 to 24: 3.8%, fewer than in Ariège’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, above Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 14% of residents. 25% of adults hold a degree.

57median age
ContrazyAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP40%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Contrazy
ContrazyAriège medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–243.8%10%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+36%27%22%
No diploma12%21%19%
CAP or BEP40%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%20%18%
Higher education25%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Contrazy than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%

9.4% of the labour force are out of work.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Contrazy, 0.5 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
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

Renting in Contrazy costs less than in Ariège’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.96/m² a month

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

Sales in Contrazy from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.

€7.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Contrazy€7.96/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€7.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €9.88/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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Contrazy

11pages on Contrazy

Landmarks

Nothing in Contrazy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Contrazy

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

How we find them →

Contrazy’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-GironsMontesquieu-VolvestreCazèresRieux-VolvestreCarbonneSaint-GironsMontesquieu-VolvestreCazèresRieux-VolvestreCarbonneContrazy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Contrazy76—————
Saint-Girons6,0086CB+DC−
Montesquieu-Volvestre Haute-Garonne3,05010BAA−B−
Cazères Haute-Garonne4,85412C−A−DC−
Rieux-Volvestre Haute-Garonne2,63914AA−AC−
Carbonne Haute-Garonne5,56317CBCB−

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

About Contrazy

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Contrazy is a commune of 76 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
76 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code
09098

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.