Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
816 people live in this town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Bolquère isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 87% of its homes are second homes.
The 2 things Bolquère does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bolquère as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin d'Odeillo, in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, 2.1 mi away.
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bolquère is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bolquère.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and near compared French towns (22%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Bolquère | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,140 a year per consumption unit, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Bolquère: 300, for 350 residents in work (0.8 each). 6.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
The bac pass rate near Bolquère is 100.0%, above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away. At the general lycée, 100% of 136 candidates passed the bac, 2 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège climatique et sportif Pierre de CoubertinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 94%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent climatique et sportif Pierre de CoubertinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 136 | 100%+2 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.
Houses in Bolquère sell for €4,565/m² and apartments for €3,225/m². Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 282 homes in the town. The sales split: 30% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,565/m² | 85 |
| Apartments | €3,225/m² | 197 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bolquère. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bolquère as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Bolquère is a commune of 816 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées catalanes. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.