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A town of 250 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Les Issards is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Les Issards has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Issards.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Les Issards has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Among adults, 33% have a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Ariège’s towns (27%). Residents of Les Issards have a median age of 47.7.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Les Issards | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 13.0%. The median disposable income was €27,550 a year per consumption unit, above both Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Les Issards didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Les Issards. House rents are put at about €8.88/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Les Issards has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Issards 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Issards | 250 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 4.6 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 5.8 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 5.9 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Pamiers | 16,473 | 6.7 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 6.8 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Foix | 9,934 | 10 | C | A− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Les Issards is a commune of 250 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 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.