A higher share of second homes than 99% of compared French towns, at 62%
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Urs has 67%. 4.4% of homes are flats, a lower share than in 96% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 27 residents in 14 households. Put another way, about one in 22: 4.6% of homes stand empty.
Throughout this page, the Ariège median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Urs
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 27 second homes and occasional dwellings in Urs, 62% of its 43 homes: higher than in 99% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Urs had 39 residents at the 2012 census and 27 in 2023, down 31%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Urs’ residents are under 52 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 14% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
One home in two in Urs is a second home
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
13% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 6.7% moved in within the last two years. Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
−31% since 2012: slower than 99% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The first five years brought −15%; the six to 2023, −18%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ariège town +2%.
Urs is older than 89% of compared French towns: a median age of 52
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Urs 52. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 29% here and 22% in the typical compared French town. At 14%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is higher than in 94% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
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.
In Urs, 33% of households are couples with children, more than in 88% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Ariège median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 1.9 people. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Where 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, Urs has 33%.
The largest group of households: retired (67%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 11%, a higher share than 73% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 73% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals account for 7.1%. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 21% in Urs, less than in 87% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Urs has 37%. The wider picture: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 4.3% in Urs, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Just over a fifth of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (27 to 2,582 people), the 9th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Median age: 1 of the 3 towns around Urs are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urs | 52 | 29% | 62% | 11% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 8.2 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 12.3 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Foix 9,934 · 14.4 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Urs
What is the population of Urs?
27 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 31% fewer than in 2012 (39).
How old are Urs’ residents?
The median age is 52, older than 89% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Urs?
27, with occasional dwellings: 62% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Urs?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (7.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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