Tarascon-sur-Ariège grades C− overall: better than 24% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,368/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Tarascon. Its strongest is walkability (A): 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Tarascon-sur-Ariège with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Tarascon-sur-Ariège than in Ariège or compared French towns: 16 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Tarascon-sur-Ariège is Tour Saint-Michel. On the Culture ministry’s list, Tarascon-sur-Ariège counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Tarascon-sur-Ariège than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,590 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 16.3%, higher than both Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: jobs located in Tarascon-sur-Ariège: 1,600, for 1,000 residents in work (1.6 each).
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot14%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,600
jobs based in Tarascon-sur-Ariège, 1.6 per working resident
16.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Tarascon-sur-Ariège than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, above Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. At 51.4, the median resident of Tarascon-sur-Ariège sits in the middle of the age range. One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
51.4median age
Tarascon-sur-AriègeAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Tarascon-sur-Ariège is graded a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.98/m² a month, about level with Ariège’s towns (€9.99/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,368/m², comes from 88 sales of houses and apartments in Tarascon-sur-Ariège from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.74/m² a month.
€1,368/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tarascon-sur-Ariège€1,368/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ariège median€1,645/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,413/m²
77
€9.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €12.51/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Tarascon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Tarascon-sur-Ariège has a higher adjusted death rate than 68% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Tarascon-sur-Ariège records 95 deaths per 100 expected, near Ariège’s towns (95) and higher than compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 479 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 598, 25% more. The nearest emergency department to Tarascon-sur-Ariège is Chiva site Saint Jean de Verges, 12.5 mi away. There is one general practitioner locally.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Tarascon-sur-Ariège · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chiva site Saint Jean de Verges
12.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chiva site Saint Jean de Verges
84.9 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ariège, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Tarascon-sur-Ariège ranks above 62% of compared French towns for crime per resident
2025 saw 68 offenses recorded in Tarascon-sur-Ariège. Violence against people averaged 11.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 12.2. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Tarascon-sur-Ariège (2025).
11.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage39
Other physical violence17
Family violence12
Theft without violence37
Drug use26
Fraud17
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
68
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Sabart: Photo: Pierre Goujet · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Daurade: Photo: Carlos Pino Andújar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison de Jehan-Séré: Photo: PierreG 09 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tarascon-sur-Ariège yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Is Tarascon-sur-Ariège safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #6 of 11 in Ariège.
Are schools in Tarascon-sur-Ariège good?
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tarascon-sur-Ariège expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,368/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tarascon-sur-Ariège grades B+ for cost of living.
About Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Tarascon-sur-Ariège is a commune of 3,085 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
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.
