FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Ariège›Occitanie

Les PujolsAriège

A town of 873 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Les Pujols a good place to live?

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

Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: BLUMJ · CC BY-SA 3.0
Les Pujols’ story

Les Pujols in pictures

Les Pujols has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

14% 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 Les Pujols.

Who lives here

Les Pujols has fewer older residents than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over

Children under 15 make up nearly a fifth of residents. 29% of adults hold a degree, above Ariège’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Les Pujols has a median age of 41.7 years.

41.7median age
Les PujolsAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Pujols
Les PujolsAriège medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+19%27%22%
No diploma16%21%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education29%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Les Pujols: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Ariège’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Les Pujols has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Les Pujols are out of work than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.2%

3.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Les Pujols number 150, against 450 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Also worth knowing: households’ median disposable income: €25,630 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Les Pujols, 0.3 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Les Pujols is €10.93/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.88/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Les Pujols.

€10.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Pujols€10.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€10.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €13.56/m² a month)
€8.88/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 Les Pujols

11pages on Les Pujols

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Famous people from Les Pujols

One notable person was born in Les Pujols.

Their page →

Les Pujols’ 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-CrieuSaint-Jean-du-FalgaVarilhesPamiersMirepoixFoixLa Tour-du-CrieuSaint-Jean-du-FalgaVarilhesPamiersMirepoixFoixLes Pujols
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Pujols873—————
La Tour-du-Crieu3,2303.4A−CA+A−
Saint-Jean-du-Falga2,8514.8B+BB+B
Varilhes3,4875.5AB+B+A
Pamiers16,4735.6CB+DC
Mirepoix3,1727.7B−B−BC
Foix9,93411CA−DC−

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

About Les Pujols

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Les Pujols is a commune of 873 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
873 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
09238

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.