Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ustou.
Who lives here
Ustou has fewer young adults than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 9.7%, lower than both Ariège’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: just over a third of residents are 65 or older. Half the people of Ustou are older than 57.4.
57.4median age
UstouAriège medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Ustou: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Ariège’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Ustou; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Ustou run lower than in Ariège’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €21,160 a year per consumption unit
12.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Ariège’s towns (13.5%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 6.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Also worth knowing: for its 100 residents in work, Ustou has 100 jobs: 1.1 each.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Ustou, 1.1 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ustou than in Ariège’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.96/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Ustou: €2,046/m² for houses, €1,561/m² for apartments. The median price, €1,724/m², comes from 139 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for nearly three in five sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,724/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ustou€1,724/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ariège median€1,645/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,046/m²
82
Apartments
€1,561/m²
57
€7.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €9.88/m² a month)
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ustou
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Ustou is a commune of 281 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
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.
