Lorp-Sentaraille has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 0% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Lorp-Sentaraille with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Maison natale d'Aristide Bergès et ancienne papeterie de Prat du Ritou (également sur commune de Saint-Lizier… · Photo: Jean-Claude Aiglehoux · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lorp-Sentaraille’s story
Lorp-Sentaraille in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lorp-Sentaraille, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Lorp-Sentaraille before 1900, the earliest Aristide Bergès, in 1833.
2007First protected: Maison natale d'Aristide Bergès et ancienne papeterie de Pr…
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lorp-Sentaraille.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Lorp-Sentaraille run higher than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Lorp-Sentaraille’s deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, above both Ariège’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). 152 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, close to the 152 that France’s rates at each age predict. Average lifespans in Ariège: 84.9 years for women, 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Lorp-Sentaraille have one GP on hand.
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Lorp-Sentaraille · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ariege Couserans site Saint Lizier
1.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ariege Couserans site Saint Lizier
84.9 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ariège, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Only 5.0% of commuters in Lorp-Sentaraille go to work without a car, fewer than in both Ariège’s towns and compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 10.2%, below Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Lorp-Sentaraille holds 650 jobs; 550 of its residents are in work, so 1.1 jobs each. No commute at all: 4.1% of working residents in the town at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
650
jobs based in Lorp-Sentaraille, 1.1 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lorp-Sentaraille than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.17/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,571/m², close to Ariège’s towns (€1,645/m²) and below compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses were 92% of what sold. 36 houses and apartments changed hands in Lorp-Sentaraille from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,571/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lorp-Sentaraille€1,571/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ariège median€1,645/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,847/m²
33
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €11.55/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Lorp-Sentaraille, 90.2% passed the bac, below both Ariège’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 3.1 mi off.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Lorp-Sentaraille than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults
27% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half the people of Lorp-Sentaraille are older than 51.
51median age
Lorp-SentarailleAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
1 historic monument in Lorp-Sentaraille, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 7.3% of the total, below Ariège’s towns (11%) and close to compared French towns (7.4%). Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.
Maison natale d'Aristide Bergès et ancienne papeterie de Prat du Ritou (également sur commune de Saint-Lizier): Photo: Jean-Claude Aiglehoux · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lorp-Sentaraille
Is Lorp-Sentaraille safe?
Lorp-Sentaraille has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Lorp-Sentaraille good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. 95% of 145 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique du Couserans in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lorp-Sentaraille expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lorp-Sentaraille grades B+ for cost of living.
About Lorp-Sentaraille
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Lorp-Sentaraille is a commune of 1,381 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
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.
