Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 89 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Sorgeat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Sorgeat does most differently from other towns.
Sorgeat 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 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
12% 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 Sorgeat.
Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, near Ariège’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 8.9% of residents. Degrees are held by 41% of adults.
42% women, 58% men
About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sorgeat | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.9% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 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.
Just over one in ten homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Sorgeat is Croix en fer forgé. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Of those in the labour force, 8.5% are unemployed. At the census, 2.2% of working residents in Sorgeat went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Mario BeulaygueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 85%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Sorgeat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Sorgeat. Best known first.
Sorgeat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix en fer forgé: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sorgeat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorgeat | 89 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 14 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 15 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Sorgeat is a commune of 89 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
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.