Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oust.
Who lives here
Oust has fewer young adults than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 5% are 15 to 24
Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents. 16% are under 15, about level with Ariège’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). Residents of Oust have a median age of 50.
50median age
OustAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
Oust keeps more of its old housing than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Oust is Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Vic. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. 2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Oust than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,280 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 12.3%, below Ariège’s towns (13.5%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). For its 250 residents in work, Oust has 150 jobs: 0.8 each. No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in the town at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Bicycle6%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Oust, 0.8 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Oust 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 median sale price was €1,321/m², below Ariège’s towns (€1,645/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Oust.
€1,321/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Oust€1,321/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ariège median€1,645/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,321/m²
30
€7.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €9.88/m² a month)
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Oust
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Oust is a commune of 583 people in the Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées. 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.
