Sainte-Croix-Volvestre is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a fifth of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 33% of residents.
What makes Sainte-Croix-Volvestre stand out
The 2 things Sainte-Croix-Volvestre does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Croix-Volvestre.
Who lives here
Sainte-Croix-Volvestre has fewer young adults than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are 15 to 24
53.9median age
People 65 and over make up a third of the town, above Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. The middle age in Sainte-Croix-Volvestre is 53.9.
Sainte-Croix-VolvestreAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sainte-Croix-Volvestre keeps more of its old housing than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sainte-Croix-Volvestre has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Sainte-Croix-Volvestre, 17.4%, runs above Ariège’s towns and compared French towns
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €21,160 a year. Sainte-Croix-Volvestre has 200 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.9 per worker. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Sainte-Croix-Volvestre, 0.9 per working resident
17.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Sainte-Croix-Volvestre is a commune of 649 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
Population
649 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.7 sq mi (20 km²)
INSEE code
09257
Sainte-Croix-Volvestre’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.