Arboussols has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 29% of homes. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Arboussols stand out
The 2 things Arboussols does most differently from other towns.
Église paroissiale Notre-Dame des Escaliers de Marcevol: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré de Marcevol: Photo: LeZibou · CC BY 2.5
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arboussols.
Who lives here
Arboussols has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 3.1% are 15 to 24
54.5median age
13% are under 15, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 33% of the population. Among adults, 43% have a degree.
ArboussolsPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Arboussols: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Arboussols: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Ancien prieuré de Marcevol. The protected list starts in the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Arboussols than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,540 a year per consumption unit
18%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment runs at 11.3%. At the census, 18.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot10%
Public transport4%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
0
jobs based in Arboussols, 0.3 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Arboussols is a commune of 130 people in the Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó. 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
Population
130 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.4 sq mi (14.1 km²)
INSEE code
66007
Arboussols’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
