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A town of 602 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Ercé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Ercé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ercé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.
33% 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 Ercé.
Children are 12% of the town. 37% of residents are 65 or over, above both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Ercé | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ercé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Ercé holds 150 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Ariège’s towns (13.5%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Ercé went to work 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.
Behind the median of €1,750/m²: 37 houses and apartments sold in Ercé between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,750/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ercé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ancienne chapelle Saint-Pierre: Photo: PierreG 09 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de l'Assomption: Photo: Pierre Goujet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ercé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ercé | 602 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Girons | 6,008 | 12 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 16 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Ercé is a commune of 602 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
