Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 36 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Vernaux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Vernaux does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Vernaux counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vernaux.
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, higher than Ariège’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 31% of residents are 65 or older. Ages in Vernaux split evenly at 53: half are older, half younger.
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Vernaux | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.6% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Vernaux is Église Sainte-Marthe. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
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.
5 houses and apartments changed hands in Vernaux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Vernaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Marthe: Photo: Pierre Goujet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vernaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernaux | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 9.3 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 12 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Foix | 9,934 | 15 | C | A− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Vernaux 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.