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A town of 7,832 in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Bompas grades C− overall: better than 15% of compared French towns, and #20 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 14.1% unemployment. At the median price of €2,499/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Bompas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bompas 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Bompas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jacques, in Perpignan, 2.6 mi away.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Bompas. Best known first.
AttractionHôtel Pams4.5 km southwest, in PerpignanAttractionAttractionCochonin townZooZooL'Espace Enchantéin townMuseumMuseumMas Pamsin townAttractionAttractionPoules et Pintadesin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bompas.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,499/m²: 248 houses and apartments sold in Bompas between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.26/m² a month. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,511/m² | 231 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
14.1% of the labour force were unemployed, near Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,180 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 3.2% of working residents in Bompas to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.1 violent offenses and 18.6 graded property crimes a year. All told, Bompas had 220 recorded offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
At 48.5, the median resident of Bompas sits in the middle of the age range. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. 16% are under 15, close to Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%).
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Bompas | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 851 deaths in Bompas from 2016 to 2025; there were 873, 3% more. Adjusted mortality in the town: 93 deaths for every 100 expected. 4 GPs practise in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Bompas is 91.1%, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 0.7 mi to the nearest one. School results put the town #23 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RousNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 76%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Pablo PicassoNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 413 | 94%−2 pts |
| Collège Marcel PagnolBest against expectations: 19 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 103 | 81%+19 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bompas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bompas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bompas | 7,832 | — | C− | C− | C | C+ |
| Pia | 11,615 | 1.5 | D | C− | C− | C− |
| Claira | 4,922 | 2.4 | D− | D | C+ | C− |
| Villelongue-de-la-Salanque | 3,335 | 2.5 | D | C− | B− | C+ |
| Perpignan | 121,616 | 3.1 | C− | C+ | D− | C− |
| Cabestany | 10,465 | 3.2 | C+ | D | C+ | B |
| Torreilles | 3,753 | 3.9 | D− | D | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #24 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 64 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns and #23 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. 94% of 413 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pablo Picasso in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,499/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.77/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Bompas grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Bompas is a commune of 7,832 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
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 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.