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Prat-BonrepauxAriège

A town of 888 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Prat-Bonrepaux a good place to live?

Prat-Bonrepaux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Prat-Bonrepaux stand out

The 2 things Prat-Bonrepaux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Prat
Château de Prat · Inscrit · Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Prat-Bonrepaux’s story

Prat-Bonrepaux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Prat-Bonrepaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1965.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1997First protected: Château de Prat
  • 1999Most recently protected: Site archéologique de la grotte de Mongautin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prat-Bonrepaux.

Who lives here

Few people in Prat-Bonrepaux are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in both Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up a third of the town, higher than both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Prat-Bonrepaux have a median age of 51.8. Graduates make up 29% of adults.

51.8median age
Prat-BonrepauxAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Prat-Bonrepaux
Prat-BonrepauxAriège medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–246.8%10%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+33%27%22%
No diploma19%21%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education29%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Prat-Bonrepaux keeps more of its old housing than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Prat-Bonrepaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in prehistory.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1965
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Prat-Bonrepaux has 0.7 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

Unemployment stood at 10.3%, lower than Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income is €23,500 a year per consumption unit.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Prat-Bonrepaux, 0.7 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Prat-Bonrepaux costs less than in both Ariège’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.21/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 27 homes were sold in Prat-Bonrepaux.

€9.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Prat-Bonrepaux€9.21/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€9.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.37 to €11.50/m² a month)
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Prat-Bonrepaux

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Prat-Bonrepaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Château de Prat: Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Prat-Bonrepaux

One notable person was born in Prat-Bonrepaux.

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Prat-Bonrepaux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ariège →
Saint-GironsCazèresMontesquieu-VolvestreSaint-GaudensRieux-VolvestreSaint-GironsCazèresMontesquieu-VolvestreSaint-GaudensRieux-VolvestrePrat-Bonrepaux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Prat-Bonrepaux888—————
Saint-Girons6,0087CB+DC−
Cazères Haute-Garonne4,85413C−A−DC−
Montesquieu-Volvestre Haute-Garonne3,05016BAA−B−
Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne12,13916C+A−DC+
Rieux-Volvestre Haute-Garonne2,63918AA−AC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Prat-Bonrepaux

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Prat-Bonrepaux is a commune of 888 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

Population
888 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code
09235

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.