FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Ariège›Occitanie

Le CarlaretAriège

A town of 295 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Le Carlaret a good place to live?

Le Carlaret is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Le Carlaret’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Le Carlaret’s story

No historic monuments in Le Carlaret

The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Carlaret as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Couvent des Cordeliers, in Pamiers, 4.4 mi away.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Carlaret.

Who lives here

A town of families: 24% of people in Le Carlaret are under 15, more than in Ariège’s towns and across compared French towns

16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population. Typical age in Le Carlaret: 41.6, the median.

41.6median age
Le CarlaretAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Carlaret
Le CarlaretAriège medianFrance median
Under 1524%15%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+16%27%22%
No diploma14%21%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat28%20%18%
Higher education30%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Le Carlaret has lower unemployment than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%

Le Carlaret has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.7% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €25,070 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Ariège’s towns (€23,470).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Le Carlaret, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Carlaret than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.25/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Le Carlaret: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Carlaret€9.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€9.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.39 to €11.57/m² a month)
€7.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Carlaret

12pages on Le Carlaret

Landmarks

Nothing in Le Carlaret is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Le Carlaret

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Carlaret yet.

How we find them →

Le Carlaret’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ariège →
La Tour-du-CrieuPamiersSaint-Jean-du-FalgaVarilhesMazèresSaverdunLa Tour-du-CrieuPamiersSaint-Jean-du-FalgaVarilhesMazèresSaverdunLe Carlaret
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Carlaret295—————
La Tour-du-Crieu3,2303.1A−CA+A−
Pamiers16,4734.2CB+DC
Saint-Jean-du-Falga2,8515B+BB+B
Varilhes3,4877AB+B+A
Mazères3,8527.5BC+B+C−
Saverdun4,8088.9DC+CD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Le Carlaret

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Le Carlaret is a commune of 295 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

Population
295 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code
09081

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.