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Some 330 people live in this town, in Ariège, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, La Bastide-de-Lordat is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just 12% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing La Bastide-de-Lordat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Bastide-de-Lordat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame et croix de pierre, in Vals, 4 mi away.
25% 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 La Bastide-de-Lordat.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, above Ariège’s towns (10%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Typical age in La Bastide-de-Lordat: 41.6, the median. Among adults, 28% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| La Bastide-de-Lordat | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.3% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,220 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.3% of working residents in La Bastide-de-Lordat 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.
A house rents for an estimated €8.68/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in La Bastide-de-Lordat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gardens, heritage and family days out in and near La Bastide-de-Lordat. Best known first.
Nothing in La Bastide-de-Lordat 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 La Bastide-de-Lordat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bastide-de-Lordat | 330 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 3.9 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Pamiers | 16,473 | 5.2 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 5.9 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Mazères | 3,852 | 7.4 | B | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 7.7 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 8.9 | B− | B− | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
La Bastide-de-Lordat is a commune of 330 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes d'Ariège 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 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.