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This town in Ariège, Occitanie has a population of 80.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Roquefort-les-Cascades has none. Second homes make up 26% of its housing. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Roquefort-les-Cascades does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Roquefort-les-Cascades as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château cathare, in Roquefixade, 1.8 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roquefort-les-Cascades.
6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up nearly a third of adults. Half of Roquefort-les-Cascades is older than 52.5, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Roquefort-les-Cascades | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.6% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.5% of Roquefort-les-Cascades’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Roquefort-les-Cascades from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.19/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Roquefort-les-Cascades. Best known first.
Nothing in Roquefort-les-Cascades is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roquefort-les-Cascades 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquefort-les-Cascades | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 5.5 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Foix | 9,934 | 7.1 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 8.3 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 10 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 11 | B− | B− | B | C |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 11 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Roquefort-les-Cascades is a commune of 80 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Olmes. 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 November 4, 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.