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LordatAriège

A town of 59 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Lordat a good place to live?

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

What makes Lordat stand out

The one thing Lordat does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ruines du château
Ruines du château · Classé · Photo: Ji-Elle · Public domain
Lordat’s story

Lordat in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lordat: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1923.

  • 1923First protected: Ruines du château
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lordat.

Who lives here

Lordat has fewer young adults than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24

For Lordat, that is below both Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 14% of residents are children under 15.

52.5median age
LordatAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat31%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lordat
LordatAriège medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–246.8%10%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6436%26%26%
65+25%27%22%
No diploma8.2%21%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat31%20%18%
Higher education27%25%30%

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

History

1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lordat: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1923
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Lordat, 3.6%, runs below Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

Lordat sits below both Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Lordat has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
0
jobs based in Lordat, 0.3 per working resident
3.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
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 Lordat is €11.66/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.

€11.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lordat€11.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€11.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.52 to €15.96/m² a month)
€8.58/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 Lordat

12pages on Lordat

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ruines du château: Photo: Ji-Elle · Public domain

Famous people from Lordat

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lordat yet.

How we find them →

Lordat’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 →
Tarascon-sur-AriègeLavelanetFoixTarascon-sur-AriègeLavelanetFoixLordat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lordat59—————
Tarascon-sur-Ariège3,0859.1C−B+C+C
Lavelanet5,98712C+A−DC+
Foix9,93415CA−DC−

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

About Lordat

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Lordat is a commune of 59 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Ariège. 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
59 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Ariège
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
INSEE code
09171

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.