Saint-Girons grades C overall: better than 31% of compared French towns, and #9 of 11 in Ariège. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 14.7 recorded violent incidents and 17.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,358/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées. Its strongest is walkability (A): 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Girons with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Girons.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Saint-Girons, 16.2%, runs above Ariège’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Saint-Girons above both Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Girons has 3,400 jobs for 2,100 working residents, 1.6 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,720 a year per consumption unit.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot12%
Bicycle5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,400
jobs based in Saint-Girons, 1.6 per working resident
16.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Saint-Girons runs higher than in 86% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 218 offenses in the graded categories in Saint-Girons in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Saint-Girons, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here.
14.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage75
Other physical violence44
Family violence40
Sexual violence15
Burglary15
Theft from vehicles15
Vehicle theft14
Theft without violence56
Drug use54
Fraud34
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
14.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
218
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
History
5 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Saint-Girons: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Saint-Girons’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Girons records 101 deaths per 100 expected, above both Ariège’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,024 residents of Saint-Girons died, against 937 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Saint-Girons · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ariege Couserans site Saint Lizier
1.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ariege Couserans site Saint Lizier
84.9 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ariège, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer children live in Saint-Girons than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
On this, Saint-Girons is below both Ariège’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 33% of the population.
51.9median age
Saint-GironsAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Saint-Girons gets a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.26/m² a month, close to Ariège’s towns (€9.99/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,358/m², comes from 290 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Girons from July 2023 to June 2026. Only one of the 11 towns in Ariège costs less to buy into than Saint-Girons, whose median sale is €1,358/m².
€1,358/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Girons€1,358/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ariège median€1,645/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,502/m²
194
Apartments
€1,233/m²
96
€9.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €11.56/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
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Saint-Girons’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Girons
Is Saint-Girons safe?
It grades D for safety, #8 of 11 in Ariège. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 75 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Girons good?
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #7 of 10 in Ariège. 95% of 145 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique du Couserans in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Girons expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,358/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €1,502/m² (194 sales), apartments €1,233/m² (96 sales). Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Girons grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Girons
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Saint-Girons is a commune of 6,008 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
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.
