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This town in Ariège, Occitanie has a population of 428.
Fougax-et-Barrineuf isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 40% of homes. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Fougax-et-Barrineuf does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fougax-et-Barrineuf as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de carrefour en fer forgé, in Montferrier, 5.3 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fougax-et-Barrineuf.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 5.9% of residents. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, lower than both Ariège’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Fougax-et-Barrineuf: 57.9, the median.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Fougax-et-Barrineuf | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.5% of commuters travelled at the census. Fougax-et-Barrineuf has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stood at 13.9%, near Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
House rents are put at about €8.48/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 29 homes in Fougax-et-Barrineuf.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fougax-et-Barrineuf is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fougax-et-Barrineuf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fougax-et-Barrineuf | 428 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 4.2 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 14 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Quillan Aude | 2,978 | 14 | B | A− | B− | C |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 15 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Foix | 9,934 | 16 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 18 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Fougax-et-Barrineuf is a commune of 428 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Olmes. 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 November 4, 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.