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A town of 511 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Pailhès is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Pailhès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Pailhès, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pailhès.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Pailhès sits above both Ariège’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Pailhès, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Pailhès below both Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Pailhès | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Pailhès is below both Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Pailhès has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pailhès. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Pailhès, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Chapelle du château de Pailhès: Photo: PierreG 09 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Pailhès: Photo: PierreG 09 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pailhès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pailhès | 511 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pamiers | 16,473 | 8.7 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 9.2 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 10 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 11 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Saverdun | 4,808 | 11 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Foix | 9,934 | 13 | C | A− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Pailhès is a commune of 511 people in the Communauté de communes Arize Lèze. 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.
