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A town of 172 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Roumengoux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Roumengoux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Roumengoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ruines), in Lagarde, 1.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roumengoux.
In the comparison, Roumengoux comes below both Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 33% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Roumengoux | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
For Roumengoux, that is below both Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Roumengoux has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 1 per worker. 11.1% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Roumengoux, above both Ariège’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cité scolaire de Mirepoix - collègeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 85%−6 pts |
| Cité scolaire de Mirepoix - lycée polyvalentNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 117 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · 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, other places to visit and museums in and near Roumengoux. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix4.9 km west, in MirepoixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Caudeval3.4 km east, in Val de LambronneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sibra3.6 km south, in LagardeHistoric houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal de Mirepoix5 km west, in MirepoixAttractionAttractionMaisons, 50 place du Maréchal-Leclerc4.9 km west, in MirepoixPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Roumengoux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Roumengoux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roumengoux | 172 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 3.1 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 11 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 14 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Limoux Aude | 10,532 | 14 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Bram Aude | 3,233 | 15 | B− | B+ | C | C |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 15 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Roumengoux is a commune of 172 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix. 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.