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Population 164: a town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ansignan has none. 42% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Ansignan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ansignan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1974.
21% 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 Ansignan.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.5% of residents. People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 13% of adults.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Ansignan | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales 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 Ansignan is Pont-aqueduc sur l'Agly. Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a quarter of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €18,710 a year.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.04/m² a month. Ansignan recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Ansignan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Pont-aqueduc sur l'Agly: Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ansignan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansignan | 164 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,556 | 8.2 | B− | B− | B | D |
| Millas | 4,417 | 10 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Prades | 6,148 | 11 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 2,950 | 13 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 4,129 | 14 | D | C− | A | D |
| Baixas | 2,777 | 15 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Ansignan is a commune of 164 people in the Communauté de communes Agly Fenouillèdes. 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 November 4, 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.