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Savignac-les-OrmeauxAriège

A town of 397 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Savignac-les-Ormeaux a good place to live?

Savignac-les-Ormeaux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Savignac-les-Ormeaux stand out

The one thing Savignac-les-Ormeaux does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Savignac
Château de Savignac · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Savignac-les-Ormeaux’s story

Savignac-les-Ormeaux in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Savignac-les-Ormeaux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.

  • 1976First protected: Château de Savignac
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The data

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History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. 7% of homes date from before 1919.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1976
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Savignac-les-Ormeaux has fewer young adults than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24

18% of adults hold a degree, below both Ariège’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.

50.1median age
Savignac-les-OrmeauxAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP41%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Savignac-les-Ormeaux
Savignac-les-OrmeauxAriège medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–247%10%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+23%27%22%
No diploma11%21%19%
CAP or BEP41%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education18%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Savignac-les-Ormeaux are out of work than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.9%

The census found nearly a fifth of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Savignac-les-Ormeaux: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.7 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,140 a year per consumption unit.

19%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving69%
On foot14%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
100
jobs based in Savignac-les-Ormeaux, 0.7 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,140
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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 0.9 mi to the nearest one.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Savignac-les-Ormeaux85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Mario BeulaygueNearest collègeCollègeCollège4185%−7 pts
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate
0.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Savignac-les-Ormeaux than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.94/m² a month

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

Among the homes sold, 50% were houses. 20 houses and apartments changed hands in Savignac-les-Ormeaux from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Savignac-les-Ormeaux€8.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.12 to €11.22/m² a month)
€8.58/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 Savignac and 3 more in and around Savignac-les-Ormeaux

Heritage and museums in and near Savignac-les-Ormeaux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Savignac-les-Ormeaux

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château de Savignac: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Savignac-les-Ormeaux

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Savignac-les-Ormeaux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Savignac-les-Ormeaux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Tarascon-sur-AriègeLavelanetTarascon-sur-AriègeLavelanetSavignac-les-Ormeaux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Savignac-les-Ormeaux397—————
Tarascon-sur-Ariège3,08514C−B+C+C
Lavelanet5,98714C+A−DC+

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

About Savignac-les-Ormeaux

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Savignac-les-Ormeaux is a commune of 397 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Ariège. 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
397 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Ariège
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
10.9 sq mi (28.2 km²)
INSEE code
09283

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.