Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 372 in Ariège, Occitanie.
L'Aiguillon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things L'Aiguillon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in L'Aiguillon 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, 5.6 mi away.
21% 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 L'Aiguillon.
Degrees are held by 13% of adults. People 65 and over make up 41% of the town, above both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). 6.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| L'Aiguillon | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.6% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 15.8%. Half of residents lived on more than €22,790 a year per consumption unit, about level with Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.0% of working residents in L'Aiguillon 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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.8 mi away. The nearest collège is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 58 | 93%+6 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.
House rents are put at about €8.48/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 16 homes were sold in L'Aiguillon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, gardens and heritage in and near L'Aiguillon. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du textile et du peigne en corne de Lavelanet4.8 km west, in LavelanetGardenGardenPotager Urbain de Lamartine4.9 km northwest, in LavelanetChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bélesta3 km southeast, in BélestaPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in L'Aiguillon 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 L'Aiguillon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Aiguillon | 372 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 2.9 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 12 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Quillan Aude | 2,978 | 14 | B | A− | B− | C |
| Foix | 9,934 | 15 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 16 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 17 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
L'Aiguillon is a commune of 372 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 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.