Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 126 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Ignaux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Ignaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ignaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en fer forgé, in Sorgeat, 0.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ignaux.
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.2% of the population. Ages in Ignaux split evenly at 50.3: half are older, half younger.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Ignaux | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.5% of commuters at the census. At the census, 1.9% of working residents in Ignaux didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 18.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Mario BeulaygueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 85%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Ignaux recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Ignaux. Best known first.
Nothing in Ignaux 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 Ignaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignaux | 126 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 14 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 14 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Ignaux is a commune of 126 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Ariège. 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.