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Fewer children live in Niaux than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are under 15

Aged 15 to 24: 6.1% of residents. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). At 55, the median resident of Niaux sits in the middle of the age range.

Old homes shape Niaux: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Niaux is Grotte de la Calbière dite Grotte de Niaux. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.

Fewer people in Niaux are out of work than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.5%

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census. Jobs located in Niaux: 100, for 50 residents in work (1.5 each). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €22,300 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970).

74.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 10.5 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.4 mi away.

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Niaux than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.96/m² a month

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

The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Niaux: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.