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This town in Ariège, Occitanie has a population of 1,290.
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is a strength too — 3.5 jobs per working resident; 9.5% unemployment. Where it falls short is walkability: 3% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,849/m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération L'agglo Foix-Varilhes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Jean-de-Verges has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Jean-de-Verges does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-de-Verges 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.
Saint-Jean-de-Verges has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Saint-Jean-de-Verges has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Verges.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Ariège, women can expect to live 84.9 years and men 80 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 98 deaths in Saint-Jean-de-Verges between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 135: 27% below. Also worth knowing: there are 13 general practitioners locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
The unemployment rate comes to 9.5%. Half of residents lived on more than €26,210 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Saint-Jean-de-Verges didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Behind the median of €1,849/m²: 38 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Jean-de-Verges between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.02/m² a month, near Ariège’s towns (€9.99/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.19/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,849/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, near Ariège’s towns (11%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.9%, below Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 29% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-de-Verges | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Jean-de-Verges has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Jean-de-Verges.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Verges | 1,290 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 2 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Foix | 9,934 | 4.1 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 4.5 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 6 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Pamiers | 16,473 | 6.6 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 12 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Jean-de-Verges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,849/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-de-Verges grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Saint-Jean-de-Verges is a commune of 1,290 people in the Communauté d'agglomération L'agglo Foix-Varilhes. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.