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MassatAriège

A town of 749 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Population
749
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€1,456
per m² · 62 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€8.71
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€16,040
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
26%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Massat a good place to live?

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

What makes Massat stand out

The 3 things Massat does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
54%2%MassatMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
54% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
€1,456€2,430MassatMedianMedian price per m²
Housing
€1,456/m²
Median sale price, 40% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)
62 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.
31%22%MassatMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 49.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Grotte ornée paléolithique
Grotte ornée paléolithique · Classé · Photo: Pierre Goujet · CC BY-SA 4.0
Massat’s story

Massat in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Massat: 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 1974.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Massat before 1900, the earliest Léon Galy-Gasparrou, in 1850.

  • 1974First protected: Grotte ornée paléolithique
  • 1985Most recently protected: Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Massat.

Who lives here

Massat has fewer young adults than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are 15 to 24

On this, Massat is below both Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 31% of residents are 65 or over.

49.3median age
MassatAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Massat
MassatAriège medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–246.2%10%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+31%27%22%
No diploma23%21%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education22%25%30%
Full pageMassat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.3 median age · 31% are 65 or overHouseholds380 households · 1.8 people per householdBorn abroad11% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Massat?”

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

History

Massat keeps more of its old housing than Ariège or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Massat comes above both Ariège’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Massat: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Massat is Grotte ornée paléolithique.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1974
first monument protected
Full pageMassat’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes30% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Massat?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Massat, 24.1%, runs above Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

For Massat, that is above both Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Massat has 300 jobs for 250 working residents, 1.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €16,040 a year per consumption unit.

26%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving59%
On foot22%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Massat, 1.3 per working resident
24.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€16,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMassat’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here300 jobs based here · 1.3 per working residentGetting to work26% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€16,040 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Massat than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.71/m² a month

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

Massat sits below both Ariège’s towns (€9.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,456/m², comes from 62 sales of houses and apartments in Massat from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,456/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Massat€1,456/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ariège median€1,645/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,456/m²62
€8.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.98 to €10.89/m² a month)
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMassat’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.71/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rentPricesMedian sale price €1,456/m²

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Massat

12pages on Massat
The big questions
Cost of livingMedian €1,456/m² · rent €8.71/m² a monthHealth1 GP · nearest emergency department 13.5 mi awayHousing62 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute300 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.3History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people4 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Église de la Nativité-de-la-ViergeChurch · 18th c.
Grotte ornée paléolithiqueCave · Prehistory
Photo credits

Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge: Photo: Tom31190 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grotte ornée paléolithique: Photo: Pierre Goujet · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Massat

4 notable people were born in Massat.

See all 4 →
D
Djalla Maria LongaFrench writer · born 1980
G
Georges Galy-GasparrouFrench politician · 1896–1979
L
Louis EscandeFrench politician (1913-1998)
L
Léon Galy-GasparrouFrench politician (1850–1921)

Massat’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-GironsTarascon-sur-AriègeFoixSaint-GironsTarascon-sur-AriègeFoixMassat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Massat749—————
Saint-Girons6,00812CB+DC−
Tarascon-sur-Ariège3,08513C−B+C+C
Foix9,93414CA−DC−

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

About Massat

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Massat is a commune of 749 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
749 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
17.4 sq mi (45.1 km²)
INSEE code
09182

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.