One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. School results are strong (A+): brevet results 8 points above the expected rate. Overall, Baixas earns a B+, which places it #2 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Set against the rest, it does better than two thirds of compared French towns. It is strong on safety as well — an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 12 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The local economy is weaker than most (D): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. At €1,733/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Baixas with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baixas.
Schools
Brevet results near Baixas run high: 98.0% passed, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #4 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 4.2 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Baixas sees less crime than 72% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Baixas, criminal damage came up most often (2025). The 2025 count: 49 offenses here.
5.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage26
Family violence13
Theft from vehicles10
Armed robbery0
Fraud22
Theft without violence10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
49
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 17.5% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Fewer commuters in Baixas walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 7.0%
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,230 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Baixas, 0.3 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
More deaths than expected: Baixas is above 64% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 223 deaths in Baixas from 2016 to 2025; there were 207, 7% fewer. Adjusted mortality here: 93 deaths for every 100 expected. For a family doctor, residents of Baixas can choose among 3 GPs. At birth, a girl in Pyrénées-Orientales can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Baixas · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Saint Jean Perpignan
4.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Saint Jean Perpignan
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Orientales, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A younger town: only 19% of people in Baixas are 65 or over, fewer than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns
17% are under 15, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Baixas are older than 43.1. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
43.1median age
BaixasPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Renting in Baixas costs less than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.03/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,733/m²: 122 houses and apartments sold in Baixas between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 95% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 122 homes were sold locally.
€1,733/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Baixas€1,733/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,797/m²
116
€11.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.23 to €13.17/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,520
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Baixas
Is Baixas safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #8 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales.
Are schools in Baixas good?
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns and #4 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Baixas expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,733/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Baixas grades C+ for cost of living.
About Baixas
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Baixas is a commune of 2,777 people in the Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. 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.
