Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 157 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Orlu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Orlu does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Orlu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en fer forgé, in Sorgeat, 2.7 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orlu.
Nearly a third of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 16%, near Ariège’s towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Residents of Orlu have a median age of 53.2.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Orlu | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 12.5% are unemployed. For its 50 residents in work, Orlu has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €24,010 a year per consumption unit, about level with Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 15 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 3.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Mario BeulaygueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 85%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Orlu. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.97/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, museums and heritage in and near Orlu. Best known first.
Nothing in Orlu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Orlu yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlu | 157 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 16 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 18 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Orlu is a commune of 157 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Ariège. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.