Saint-Quentin-la-TourAriège
The town has 311 residents and lies in Ariège, Occitanie.
Is Saint-Quentin-la-Tour a good place to live?
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Quentin-la-Tour out for now.
Église de Queille · Inscrit · Photo: BLUMJ · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Quentin-la-Tour’s story
Saint-Quentin-la-Tour in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1944.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jean Espert, born in 1758, is the one person born in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour before 1900 that Wikidata records.
- 1994First protected: Église de Queille
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, about level with Ariège’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here.
49.5median age
Ages · share of residents
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour | Saint-Quentin-la-Tour | Ariège median | France median |
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| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
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| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
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| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
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| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
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| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
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| No diploma | 28% | 21% | 19% |
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| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
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| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
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| Higher education | 20% | 25% | 30% |
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INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Quentin-la-Tour keeps more of its old housing than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1944
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 2.4%
9.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Saint-Quentin-la-Tour has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. No commute at all: 3.2% of working residents here at the census.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour, 0.4 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour is €10.93/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.
€10.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Quentin-la-Tour€10.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€10.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €13.56/m² a month)
€8.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearby attractionsChâteau de Saint-Quentin-la-Tour and 4 more in and around Saint-Quentin-la-Tour
Heritage in and near Saint-Quentin-la-Tour. Best known first.
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Everything we know about Saint-Quentin-la-Tour
12pages on Saint-Quentin-la-Tour
Landmarks
The list names few of Saint-Quentin-la-Tour’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Photo credits
Église de Queille: Photo: BLUMJ · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Saint-Quentin-la-Tour
One notable person was born in Saint-Quentin-la-Tour.
How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Quentin-la-Tour
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Saint-Quentin-la-Tour is a commune of 311 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
- Population
- 311 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix
- Département
- Ariège (09)
- Région
- Occitanie
- Area
- 3.5 sq mi (9 km²)
- INSEE code
- 09274
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.
