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Sainte-SuzanneAriège

A town of 259 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Sainte-Suzanne a good place to live?

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

Église Sainte-Suzanne
Église Sainte-Suzanne · Classé · Photo: PierreG 09 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sainte-Suzanne’s story

Sainte-Suzanne in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sainte-Suzanne counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1989First protected: Église Sainte-Suzanne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Suzanne.

History

Sainte-Suzanne keeps more of its old housing than Ariège or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Suzanne is Église Sainte-Suzanne. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Sainte-Suzanne are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, about level with Ariège’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Sainte-Suzanne is 48.2. 29% of adults hold a degree.

48.2median age
Sainte-SuzanneAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Suzanne
Sainte-SuzanneAriège medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–248.3%10%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+25%27%22%
No diploma17%21%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education29%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Sainte-Suzanne are out of work than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.5%

At the census, 3.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 50 jobs are based in Sainte-Suzanne, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,320 a year.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Sainte-Suzanne, 0.3 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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 Sainte-Suzanne is €11.21/m² a month

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

Sales in Sainte-Suzanne from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.

€11.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Suzanne€11.21/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€11.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.00 to €13.97/m² a month)
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Castagnac and 2 more in and around Sainte-Suzanne

Heritage in and near Sainte-Suzanne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Suzanne

12pages on Sainte-Suzanne

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Sainte-Suzanne: Photo: PierreG 09 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Sainte-Suzanne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Suzanne yet.

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Sainte-Suzanne’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-VolvestreSaverdunRieux-VolvestreCintegabelleCarbonneAuteriveMontesquieu-VolvestreSaverdunRieux-VolvestreCintegabelleCarbonneAuteriveSainte-Suzanne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sainte-Suzanne259—————
Montesquieu-Volvestre Haute-Garonne3,0507.9BAA−B−
Saverdun4,8089.9DC+CD
Rieux-Volvestre Haute-Garonne2,63910AA−AC−
Cintegabelle Haute-Garonne3,00610BC+AC
Carbonne Haute-Garonne5,56310CBCB−
Auterive Haute-Garonne10,45611B−B−C+B+

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

About Sainte-Suzanne

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Sainte-Suzanne is a commune of 259 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
259 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Arize Lèze
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.5 km²)
INSEE code
09342

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.