Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montoulieu.
History
Old homes shape Montoulieu: 18% were built before 1919, more than in both Ariège’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montoulieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Montoulieu are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in both Ariège’s towns and compared French towns
22% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Ariège’s towns (27%). One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. Degrees are held by 38% of adults.
44.6median age
MontoulieuAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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
Work & commute
Fewer people in Montoulieu are out of work than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%
Half of residents lived on more than €26,500 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Ariège’s towns (€23,470). Per resident in work, Montoulieu counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). At the census, 2.2% of commuters got to work without a car.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Montoulieu, 0.2 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montoulieu
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Montoulieu is a commune of 415 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
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.