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TourtouseAriège

A town of 169 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Population

169

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.64

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€19,450

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Tourtouse a good place to live?

Tourtouse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Tourtouse stand out

The one thing Tourtouse does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

31% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ensemble monumental · Inscrit · Photo: Pierre Goujet · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tourtouse’s story

Tourtouse in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 2010.

67% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Honoré Icard, born in 1843, is the one person born in Tourtouse before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2010First protected: Ensemble monumental

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tourtouse.

History

Old homes shape Tourtouse: 67% were built before 1919, more than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Tourtouse; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

10th c.

oldest protected part

2010

first monument protected

Full pageTourtouse’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes67% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Tourtouse?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Tourtouse are 15 to 24: 3.4%, fewer than in Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

18% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Ariège’s towns (15%). Among adults, 43% have a degree. The middle age in Tourtouse is 46.8.

46.8median age

TourtouseAriège medianFrance median

Ariège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma6%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tourtouse
	Tourtouse	Ariège median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	3.4%	10%	11%
25–44	26%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	24%	27%	22%
No diploma	5.9%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	20%	18%
Higher education	43%	25%	30%

Full pageTourtouse’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.8 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad6.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Tourtouse?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Tourtouse than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €19,450 a year per consumption unit

A tenth of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 1.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Bicycle1%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Tourtouse, 0.2 per working resident

10.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€19,450

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageTourtouse’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€19,450 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Tourtouse is €9.64/m² a month

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

3 houses and apartments changed hands in Tourtouse from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tourtouse€9.64/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ariège median€9.99/m²

€9.64/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.88 to €11.79/m² a month)

€7.91/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageTourtouse’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.64/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tourtouse

11pages on Tourtouse

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.2 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Tourtouse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Ensemble monumentalMonument · Middle Ages

Classé

Ancienne maison canoniale du 18e siècleHouse · 18th c. · in Saint-Lizier, 6 mi

Classé

Église Saint-MichelChurch · 12th–16th c. · in Montgauch, 6.9 mi

Classé

Église Saint-ValierChurch · 12th c. · in Saint-Girons, 7.4 mi

Photo credits

Ensemble monumental: Photo: Pierre Goujet · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Tourtouse

One notable person was born in Tourtouse.

Their page →

Honoré IcardFrench sculptor (1843–1917)

Tourtouse’s neighbors

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

All towns in Ariège →

Saint-GironsCazèresMontesquieu-VolvestreRieux-VolvestreCarbonneTourtouse

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Tourtouse	169	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Girons	6,008	7.5	C	B⁺	D	C⁻
Cazères Haute-Garonne	4,854	8.7	C⁻	A⁻	D	C⁻
Montesquieu-Volvestre Haute-Garonne	3,050	9.2	B	A	A⁻	B⁻
Rieux-Volvestre Haute-Garonne	2,639	12	A	A⁻	A	C⁻
Carbonne Haute-Garonne	5,563	15	C	B	C	B⁻

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

About Tourtouse

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Tourtouse is a commune of 169 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

Population: 169 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Département: Ariège (09)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code: 09313

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.