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LéranAriège

A town of 615 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Population
615
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€1,695
per m² · 47 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€9.52
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,640
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
16%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Léran a good place to live?

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

What makes Léran stand out

The 3 things Léran does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
26%2%LéranMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
26% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
€1,695€2,430LéranMedianMedian price per m²
Housing
€1,695/m²
Median sale price, 30% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)
47 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.
29%22%LéranMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 53.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Château de Léran
Château de Léran · Inscrit · Photo: Noémie de Bono Visites Guidées Ariege · CC BY-SA 4.0
Léran’s story

Léran in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Léran, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1959.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Claude Silve, born in 1887, is the one person born in Léran before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1959First protected: Château de Léran
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Léran.

Who lives here

An older town: 29% of people in Léran are 65 or over, more than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns

For Léran, that is above both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.1% of the population.

53.1median age
LéranAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Léran
LéranAriège medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–249.1%10%11%
25–4415%22%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+29%27%22%
No diploma24%21%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%20%18%
Higher education25%25%30%
Full pageLéran’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages53.1 median age · 29% are 65 or overHouseholds310 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad8.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Léran?”

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

History

Léran keeps more of its old housing than Ariège or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Léran sits above both Ariège’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Léran, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1959
first monument protected
Full pageLéran’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Léran?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Léran has higher unemployment than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 17.7%

That puts Léran above both Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Léran has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.8 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,640 a year per consumption unit.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot11%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Léran, 0.8 per working resident
17.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLéran’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.8 per working residentGetting to work16% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€22,640 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The median sale price of homes in Léran is €1,695/m²

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

That is the middle of 47 sales of houses and apartments in Léran from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,645/m² for the median of compared towns in Ariège.

€1,695/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Léran€1,695/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ariège median€1,645/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,627/m²42
€9.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.53 to €12.03/m² a month)
€7.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLéran’s cost of living pageOpen the page
PricesMedian sale price €1,695/m²Renting€9.52/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Léran

13pages on Léran
The big questions
Cost of livingMedian €1,695/m² · rent €9.52/m² a monthHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.7 mi awayHousing47 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute150 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 53.1History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Léran has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Château de LéranChâteau · 15th & 19th c.
Classé
Château (ruines)Château · 11th–17th c. · in Lagarde, 4.6 mi
Classé
Église Saint-PierreChurch · 15th c. · in Chalabre, 4.7 mi
Classé
Maison du 15e siècle dite maison des ConsulsPublic building · 15th c. · in Mirepoix, 7.2 mi
Photo credits

Château de Léran: Photo: Noémie de Bono Visites Guidées Ariege · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Léran

One notable person was born in Léran.

Their page →
C
Claude SilveFrench writer · 1887–1978

Léran’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 →
LavelanetMirepoixVarilhesLa Tour-du-CrieuFoixQuillanLavelanetMirepoixVarilhesLa Tour-du-CrieuFoixQuillanLéran
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Léran615—————
Lavelanet5,9874.9C+A−DC+
Mirepoix3,1727.3B−B−BC
Varilhes3,48715AB+B+A
La Tour-du-Crieu3,23015A−CA+A−
Foix9,93415CA−DC−
Quillan Aude2,97816BA−B−C

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

About Léran

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Léran is a commune of 615 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix. 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
615 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code
09161

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.