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LescureAriège

A town of 479 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Population

479

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.17

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,490

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lescure a good place to live?

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

What makes Lescure stand out

The one thing Lescure does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

11% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ancienne église Notre-Dame du Clocher ou de Noguès · Inscrit · Photo: Olybrius · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lescure’s story

Lescure in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2012.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2012First protected: Ancienne église Notre-Dame du Clocher ou de Noguès

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lescure.

History

Lescure keeps more of its old housing than Ariège or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

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

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

2012

first monument protected

Full pageLescure’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes28% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lescure?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Lescure are 15 to 24: 7.4%, fewer than in Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Lescure comes below both Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population.

51.8median age

LescureAriège medianFrance median

Ariège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat27%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lescure
	Lescure	Ariège median	France median
Under 15	13%	15%	17%
15–24	7.4%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	22%	23%
45–64	36%	26%	26%
65+	23%	27%	22%
No diploma	14%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	27%	20%	18%
Higher education	27%	25%	30%

Full pageLescure’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.8 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households220 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad3.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lescure?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Lescure, 7.5%, runs below Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

For Lescure, that is below both Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Lescure has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 2.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

On foot2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Lescure, 0.4 per working resident

7.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,490

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLescure’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,490 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 estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Lescure is €9.17/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.17/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lescure€9.17/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ariège median€9.99/m²

€9.17/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €11.55/m² a month)

€7.74/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLescure’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.17/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lescure

11pages on Lescure

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.3 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Ancienne église Notre-Dame du Clocher ou de NoguèsChurch · 12th c.

Classé

Église Saint-ValierChurch · 12th c. · in Saint-Girons, 4.7 mi

Classé

Ancienne cathédrale et cloîtreCathedral · 12th–17th c. · in Saint-Lizier, 4.9 mi

Classé

Chapelle Saint-SerninChapel · 12th & 18th c. · in Soueix-Rogalle, 7.4 mi

Photo credits

Ancienne église Notre-Dame du Clocher ou de Noguès: Photo: Olybrius · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lescure

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lescure as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Lescure’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 →

Saint-GironsMontesquieu-VolvestreCazèresRieux-VolvestreLescure

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lescure	479	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Girons	6,008	4.8	C	B⁺	D	C⁻
Montesquieu-Volvestre Haute-Garonne	3,050	14	B	A	A⁻	B⁻
Cazères Haute-Garonne	4,854	16	C⁻	A⁻	D	C⁻
Rieux-Volvestre Haute-Garonne	2,639	17	A	A⁻	A	C⁻

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

About Lescure

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Lescure is a commune of 479 people in the Communauté de communes Couserans-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: 479 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Département: Ariège (09)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 10.1 sq mi (26.1 km²)
INSEE code: 09164

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.