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A town of 542 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Rimont a good place to live?

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

What makes Rimont stand out

The 2 things Rimont does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ancienne abbaye de Combelongue
Ancienne abbaye de Combelongue · Inscrit · Photo: Byron Lee · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rimont’s story

Rimont in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rimont; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Paul Joseph Bordes, born in 1761, is the one person born in Rimont before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 2007First protected: Ancienne abbaye de Combelongue
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rimont.

Who lives here

Rimont has fewer young adults than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults, above both Ariège’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). 28% of residents are 65 or over. Under 15: 16% of residents.

50.8median age
RimontAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Rimont
RimontAriège medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–246.4%10%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+28%27%22%
No diploma13%21%19%
CAP or BEP21%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education39%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Rimont: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rimont; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
2007
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Rimont than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,500 a year per consumption unit

Jobs based in Rimont number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.4 per worker). A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: the census found 6.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Rimont, 0.4 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rimont 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.

26 houses and apartments changed hands in Rimont from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rimont€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)
€7.74/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 Rimont

12pages on Rimont

Landmarks

Rimont has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye de Combelongue: Photo: Byron Lee · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Rimont

One notable person was born in Rimont.

Their page →

Rimont’s neighbors

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

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Saint-GironsMontesquieu-VolvestreFoixCazèresVarilhesSaint-GironsMontesquieu-VolvestreFoixCazèresVarilhesRimont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rimont542—————
Saint-Girons6,0087.1CB+DC−
Montesquieu-Volvestre Haute-Garonne3,05015BAA−B−
Foix9,93417CA−DC−
Cazères Haute-Garonne4,85418C−A−DC−
Varilhes3,48718AB+B+A

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

About Rimont

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Rimont is a commune of 542 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
542 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
11.2 sq mi (29 km²)
INSEE code
09246

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.