Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains has none. 61% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains stand out
The 2 things Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains does most differently from other towns.
Grotte de Fontanet: Photo: JYB Devot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thermes Fraxine: Photo: Pascale09 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
54median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.6% of the population. 25% of adults hold a degree, about level with Ariège’s towns (25%) and below compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains is 54.
Ornolac-Ussat-les-BainsAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains has higher unemployment than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 16.7%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 5.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 100 residents in work, Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains has 100 jobs: 0.9 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €21,250 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains, 0.9 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.96/m² a month
€7.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.48/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains. The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains€7.96/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€7.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €9.88/m² a month)
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains is a commune of 247 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Tarascon. 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
247 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Tarascon
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²)
INSEE code
09221
Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
