Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 100 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Couflens is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Couflens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Couflens: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Couflens.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 4.9% of the town. Two in five residents are 65 or over, higher than both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 35% of adults.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Couflens | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.8% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Couflens is Église de Salau. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The census found 10.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
28 houses and apartments changed hands in Couflens from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 54% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Couflens has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de Salau: Photo: PierreG 09 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Couflens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couflens | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Girons | 6,008 | 15 | C | B+ | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Couflens is a commune of 100 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.