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LoubensAriège

A town of 267 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Population

267

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.02

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

Median income

€22,150

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 Loubens a good place to live?

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

What makes Loubens stand out

The one thing Loubens does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

15% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: jean-claude aiglehoux · CC BY-SA 3.0

Loubens’ story

Loubens in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Loubens: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1964.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jules Julien, born in 1864, is the one person born in Loubens before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1969First protected: Grotte ornée du Portel

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loubens.

History

Loubens keeps more of its old housing than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Loubens is Grotte ornée du Portel. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Grotte ornée du Portel Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1964

first monument protected

Full pageLoubens’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Loubens?”

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

Who lives here

Loubens has fewer young adults than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 36% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Ariège’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 22% of residents have reached 65.

42.8median age

LoubensAriège medianFrance median

Ariège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Loubens
	Loubens	Ariège median	France median
Under 15	19%	15%	17%
15–24	6.3%	10%	11%
25–44	29%	22%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	22%	27%	22%
No diploma	10%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	20%	18%
Higher education	36%	25%	30%

Full pageLoubens’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42.8 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Loubens?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Loubens, 6.9%, runs below Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

Loubens has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 2.0% 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. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,150 a year.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Loubens, 0.4 per working resident

6.9%

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

€22,150

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLoubens’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€22,150 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 Loubens is €10.02/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.80/m² a month. Loubens recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.02/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Loubens€10.02/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ariège median€9.99/m²

€10.02/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.37/m² a month)

€8.80/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLoubens’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.02/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Grotte du Portel and 4 more in and around Loubens

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Loubens. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionGrotte du Portelin town AttractionAttractionRivière souterraine de Labouiche4.7 km southeast, in Baulou Monastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère du Carol2.9 km south, in Baulou AttractionAttractionAncienne Gare3.2 km south, in Baulou ChâteauChâteauChâteau vieux4.9 km northwest, in Montégut-Plantaurel

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Loubens

12pages on Loubens

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.8 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Loubens’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Classé

Grotte ornée du PortelCave · Prehistory

Classé

Ancienne abbaye Saint-Antonin, dite Mas CailloupAbbey · 11th–17th c. · in Pamiers, 5.4 mi

Classé

Église Saint-VolusienChurch · 12th–17th c. · in Foix, 6 mi

Classé

Dolmen de GoudèreDolmen · Prehistory · in Gabre, 7.2 mi

Famous people from Loubens

One notable person was born in Loubens.

Their page →

Jules JulienFrench politician (1864-1935)

Loubens’ 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 →

VarilhesSaint-Jean-du-FalgaFoixPamiersLa Tour-du-CrieuSaverdunLoubens

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Loubens	267	—	—	—	—	—
Varilhes	3,487	4.2	A	B⁺	B⁺	A
Saint-Jean-du-Falga	2,851	5	B⁺	B	B⁺	B
Foix	9,934	6.2	C	A⁻	D	C⁻
Pamiers	16,473	6.3	C	B⁺	D	C
La Tour-du-Crieu	3,230	6.9	A⁻	C	A⁺	A⁻
Saverdun	4,808	13	D	C⁺	C	D

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

About Loubens

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Loubens is a commune of 267 people in the Communauté d'agglomération L'agglo Foix-Varilhes. 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: 267 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération L'agglo Foix-Varilhes
Département: Ariège (09)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 4.5 sq mi (11.8 km²)
INSEE code: 09173

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.