Mirepoix grades B− overall: better than 46% of compared French towns, and #5 of 11 in Ariège. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 13.5% unemployment. At the median price of €1,645/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 63% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Mirepoix 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mirepoix.
History
59 historic monuments, more per resident than almost any compared French town
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 59 historic monuments in Mirepoix: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 54 inscrit (the second level). Per 10,000 residents, Mirepoix counts 186 protected monuments, above both Ariège’s towns (5.5) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments in Mirepoix is Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Maurice, actuellement église paroissiale.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Older residents shape Mirepoix: 35% are 65 or over, above Ariège’s towns and compared French towns
For Mirepoix, that is above both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 12% of the town.
55.1median age
MirepoixAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
22.5% of commuters in Mirepoix go to work without a car, more than in Ariège’s towns and compared French towns
Mirepoix sits above both Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €23,180 a year per consumption unit.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot15%
Bicycle4%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,500
jobs based in Mirepoix, 1.3 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Mirepoix’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 542 residents of Mirepoix died, against 496 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Its care home for older people (72 places) counts its residents as Mirepoix’s; allowing for it, deaths were 5% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Mirepoix · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chiva site Lavelanet Ch du Pays D Olmes Hop Proximite
13.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chiva site Saint Jean de Verges
84.9 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ariège, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Mirepoix has less crime per resident than 64% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 52 offenses in the graded categories in Mirepoix in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 6.6% of the index here. With 1,500 jobs for 1,150 working residents, Mirepoix draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage31
Theft from vehicles9
Family violence6
Burglary6
Theft without violence18
Fraud18
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
52
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Mirepoix gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,645/m², comes from 147 sales of houses and apartments in Mirepoix from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.63/m² a month, above Ariège’s towns (€9.99/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,645/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mirepoix€1,645/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ariège median€1,645/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,809/m²
121
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.37 to €14.44/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,500
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix
Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Maurice, actuellement église paroissiale: Photo: BastienM · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte d'Avail: Photo: Reinhardhauke · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 15e siècle dite maison des Consuls: Photo: Marmontel · CC BY 2.0 · Palais épiscopal (ancien évêché): Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mirepoix
Is Mirepoix safe?
It grades B for safety, #5 of 11 in Ariège. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 31 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mirepoix good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns and #6 of 10 in Ariège. The lycée stands out: 97% of 117 candidates passed the bac at Cité scolaire de Mirepoix - lycée polyvalent in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mirepoix expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,645/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mirepoix grades B− for cost of living.
About Mirepoix
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Mirepoix is a commune of 3,172 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix. 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.
