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A town in Ariège, Occitanie, home to 36 people.
Vaychis is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Two thirds of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 38% of residents.
The 2 things Vaychis does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vaychis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Unac, 2 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaychis.
6.3% are under 15, below Ariège’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 38% of the population. Graduates make up 13% of adults.
41% women, 59% men
About 68 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Vaychis | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.3% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 41% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Mario BeulaygueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 85%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Vaychis.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Vaychis. Best known first.
Nothing in Vaychis is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vaychis yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaychis | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 13 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 13 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Vaychis is a commune of 36 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.