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SabaratAriège

A town of 361 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Population

361

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.25

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€21,940

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sabarat a good place to live?

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

What makes Sabarat stand out

The one thing Sabarat does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

19% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: Christophe Baquié · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sabarat’s story

Sabarat in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1944.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jacques D'Ounous d'Andurand, born in 1778, is the one person born in Sabarat before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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Nearby attractions

Observatoire de Sabarat and 9 more in and around Sabarat

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Sabarat. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionObservatoire de Sabaratin town MuseumMuseumGrotte du Mas-d'Azil4.4 km southwest, in Le Mas-d'Azil Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye des Salenques3.4 km northwest, in Les Bordes-sur-Arize AbbeyAbbeySite des Salenques3.5 km northwest, in Les Bordes-sur-Arize MuseumMuseumMusée de la préhistoire du Mas-d'Azil3.3 km southwest, in Le Mas-d'Azil MuseumMuseumMusée de l'Affabuloscope3.2 km southwest, in Le Mas-d'Azil

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sabarat.

Who lives here

Few people in Sabarat are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in both Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, near Ariège’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Sabarat by age and the one in the middle is 46.8.

46.8median age

SabaratAriège medianFrance median

Ariège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sabarat
	Sabarat	Ariège median	France median
Under 15	19%	15%	17%
15–24	7%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	22%	23%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	27%	27%	22%
No diploma	20%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	20%	18%
Higher education	24%	25%	30%

Full pageSabarat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.8 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households170 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sabarat?”

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

History

Sabarat keeps more of its old housing than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sabarat; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

13th c.

oldest protected part

1944

first monument protected

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Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sabarat?”

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

Work & commute

Sabarat has higher unemployment than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 15.4%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €21,940 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Sabarat number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.6 per worker). 5.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Bicycle3%

On foot2%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Sabarat, 0.6 per working resident

15.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€21,940

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€21,940 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11 mi away. The closest collège is 1.8 mi off.

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sabarat97.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège André Saint-PaulNearest collègeCollège	Collège	65	97%+4 pts

97.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate

1.8 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges97.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Sabarat costs less than in both Ariège’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.25/m² a month

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

Sales in Sabarat from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments.

€9.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sabarat€9.25/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ariège median€9.99/m²

€9.25/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.39 to €11.57/m² a month)

€7.85/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSabarat’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.25/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sabarat

13pages on Sabarat

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.6 mi away Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

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Classé

Dolmen de GoudèreDolmen · Prehistory · in Gabre, 1.8 mi

Classé

Dolmen de SeigmasDolmen · Prehistory · in Le Mas-d'Azil, 2.6 mi

Classé

Croix en pierreCross · 15th c. · in Daumazan-sur-Arize, 5.3 mi

Classé

Mine antique de cuivreArchaeological site · Antiquity · in La Bastide-de-Sérou, 6.7 mi

Famous people from Sabarat

One notable person was born in Sabarat.

Their page →

Jacques D'Ounous d'AndurandFrench politician (1778-1852)

Sabarat’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 →

Montesquieu-VolvestrePamiersSaint-Jean-du-FalgaVarilhesSaverdunLa Tour-du-CrieuSabarat

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sabarat	361	—	—	—	—	—
Montesquieu-Volvestre Haute-Garonne	3,050	11	B	A	A⁻	B⁻
Pamiers	16,473	11	C	B⁺	D	C
Saint-Jean-du-Falga	2,851	12	B⁺	B	B⁺	B
Varilhes	3,487	13	A	B⁺	B⁺	A
Saverdun	4,808	13	D	C⁺	C	D
La Tour-du-Crieu	3,230	13	A⁻	C	A⁺	A⁻

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

About Sabarat

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Sabarat is a commune of 361 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

Population: 361 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Arize Lèze
Département: Ariège (09)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
INSEE code: 09253

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.