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A town of 175 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Sentein is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Sentein does most differently from other towns.
Sentein has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1906.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sentein.
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over, above Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. At 48.5, the median resident of Sentein sits in the middle of the age range.
43% women, 57% men
About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sentein | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sentein is Église Notre-Dame. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
15.4% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 8.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 50 residents in work, Sentein has 50 jobs: 0.6 each.
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.71/m² a month, lower than both Ariège’s towns (€9.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.49/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 30 homes in Sentein.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,173/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Sentein has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: PierreG_09 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sentein yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentein | 175 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Girons | 6,008 | 13 | C | B+ | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Sentein is a commune of 175 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
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.