At under 1,000 residents, Montferrier is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for just over three in five homes. 38% of residents are 65 or over. The median home sells for €1,697/m².

What makes Montferrier stand out

The 3 things Montferrier does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

61% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

38% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Median price per m²

Housing

€1,697/m²

Median sale price, 30% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)

71 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.

Montferrier’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Montferrier’s story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

On the Culture ministry’s list, Montferrier counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Alfred Maurice Cazaud, born in 1893, is the one person born in Montferrier before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1979First protected: Croix de carrefour en fer forgé

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Nearby attractions

Château de Montségur and one more in and around Montferrier

Other places to visit and museums in and near Montferrier. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionChâteau de Montségur3.9 km southeast, in Montségur MuseumMuseumMusée de Montségur4.2 km southeast, in Montségur

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montferrier.

Who lives here

Montferrier has fewer young adults than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 18% of adults. 11% are under 15, below Ariège’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half of Montferrier is older than 59.1, half younger.

59.1median age

MontferrierAriège medianFrance median

Ariège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

38%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 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.

Ages and diplomas in Montferrier
	Montferrier	Ariège median	France median
Under 15	11%	15%	17%
15–24	5.1%	10%	11%
25–44	15%	22%	23%
45–64	31%	26%	26%
65+	38%	27%	22%
No diploma	24%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	20%	18%
Higher education	18%	25%	30%

Full pageMontferrier’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages59.1 median age · 38% are 65 or over Households290 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad6.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Montferrier?”

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

History

Old homes shape Montferrier: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Ariège’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Montferrier is Croix de carrefour en fer forgé. The protected list starts in the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Croix de carrefour en fer forgé 17th c.

17th c.

oldest protected part

1979

first monument protected

Full pageMontferrier’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Montferrier?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Montferrier, 18.2%, runs above Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

150 jobs are based in Montferrier, for 150 working residents (0.8 per worker). The median disposable income was €21,700 a year per consumption unit, below Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 4.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%

On foot13%

Public transport3%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

150

jobs based in Montferrier, 0.8 per working resident

18.2%

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

€21,700

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident Getting to work16% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€21,700 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 Montferrier than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.58/m² a month

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

Houses in Montferrier sell for €1,219/m² and apartments for €1,808/m². 71 houses and apartments changed hands here from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,697/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Montferrier€1,697/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Ariège median€1,645/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€1,219/m²	31
Apartments	€1,808/m²	40

€8.58/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.88 to €10.70/m² a month)

€8.19/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMontferrier’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.58/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €1,697/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 Montferrier

13pages on Montferrier

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €1,697/m² · rent €8.58/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.4 mi away Housing71 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute150 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.1 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Classé

Croix de carrefour en fer forgéCross · 17th c.

Classé

Château cathareChâteau · 12th c. · in Roquefixade, 3.7 mi

Classé

Église Saint-JulienChurch · 11th–19th c. · in Axiat, 7.8 mi

Classé

Chapelle Saint-PaulChapel · 11th & 12th c. · in Arnave, 8.3 mi

Famous people from Montferrier

One notable person was born in Montferrier.

Their page →

Alfred Maurice CazaudFrench officer (1893-1970)

Montferrier’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 →

LavelanetTarascon-sur-AriègeFoixVarilhesMirepoixSaint-Jean-du-FalgaMontferrier

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Montferrier	541	—	—	—	—	—
Lavelanet	5,987	4	C⁺	A⁻	D	C⁺
Tarascon-sur-Ariège	3,085	10	C⁻	B⁺	C⁺	C
Foix	9,934	10	C	A⁻	D	C⁻
Varilhes	3,487	13	A	B⁺	B⁺	A
Mirepoix	3,172	14	B⁻	B⁻	B	C
Saint-Jean-du-Falga	2,851	16	B⁺	B	B⁺	B

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

About Montferrier

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Montferrier is a commune of 541 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Olmes. 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: 541 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays d'Olmes
Département: Ariège (09)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 20.1 sq mi (52.1 km²)
INSEE code: 09206

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.