Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 27 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Urs is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Urs does most differently from other towns.
Urs has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.
67% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Hippolyte Anglade, born in 1800, is the one person born in Urs before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Urs.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Ariège’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Urs have a median age of 52.
61% women, 39% men
About 65 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.
| Urs | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 48% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Urs has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
No commute at all: 16.7% of working residents in Urs at the census.
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.
Urs recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Urs. Best known first.
Urs has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Urs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urs | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 8.2 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 12 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Foix | 9,934 | 14 | C | A− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Urs is a commune of 27 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.