Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 700 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Saurat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Saurat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saurat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte préhistorique, in Bédeilhac-et-Aynat, 2.3 mi away.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saurat.
Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Degrees are held by 34% of adults, above both Ariège’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Saurat in two is 51.2.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saurat | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 250 residents in work, Saurat has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. Half of residents lived on more than €21,190 a year per consumption unit, below Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 9.4% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
The median price, €1,232/m², comes from 60 sales of houses and apartments in Saurat from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.74/m² a month. Also worth knowing: from July 2023 to June 2026, 60 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,213/m² | 59 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Saurat. Best known first.
MuseumParc pyrénéen de l'art préhistorique4.7 km southeast, in Tarascon-sur-AriègeTheme parkTheme parkParc de la Préhistoire4.6 km southeast, in Tarascon-sur-AriègeAttractionAttractionPanorama de la chasse4.5 km southeast, in Tarascon-sur-AriègeChâteauChâteauTour de Montorgueil2.4 km east, in Bédeilhac-et-AynatPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Saurat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Saurat.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saurat | 700 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 4.4 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Foix | 9,934 | 7.2 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 13 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 15 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 17 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 17 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Saurat is a commune of 700 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Tarascon. 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 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.