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Boule-d'AmontPyrénées-Orientales

Home to 63 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.

Is Boule-d'Amont a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Boule-d'Amont falls below the line for grades. 37% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Boule-d'Amont stand out

The one thing Boule-d'Amont does most differently from other towns.

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Prieuré de Serrabona
Prieuré de Serrabona · Classé · Photo: Poune · CC BY-SA 3.0
Boule-d'Amont’s story

Boule-d'Amont in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Boule-d'Amont counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1875.

72% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1875First protected: Prieuré de Serrabona
  • 1972Most recently protected: Église Saint-Saturnin
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Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Serrabone and 3 more in and around Boule-d'Amont

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Boule-d'Amont. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boule-d'Amont.

History

Boule-d'Amont keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 72% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Boule-d'Amont is Prieuré de Serrabona. On the Culture ministry’s list, Boule-d'Amont counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1875
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.4% of Boule-d'Amont, fewer than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by 43% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up 4.7% of the town, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older.

53.5median age
Boule-d'AmontPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

38% women, 62% men

About 60 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boule-d'Amont
Boule-d'AmontPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Under 159.4%16%17%
15–244.7%9.4%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6438%27%26%
65+25%28%22%
No diploma13%19%19%
CAP or BEP21%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education43%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Boule-d'Amont has higher unemployment than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 21.2%

3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Boule-d'Amont, 0.5 per working resident
21.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
23%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Boule-d'Amont is €11.21/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 1 homes were sold in Boule-d'Amont.

€11.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boule-d'Amont€11.21/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€11.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €14.12/m² a month)
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boule-d'Amont

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Boule-d'Amont counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Saturnin: Photo: jordi domènech · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prieuré de Serrabona: Photo: Poune · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Boule-d'Amont

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boule-d'Amont yet.

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Boule-d'Amont’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Ille-sur-TêtAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaThuirArles-sur-TechMillasPradesIlle-sur-TêtAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaThuirArles-sur-TechMillasPradesBoule-d'Amont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boule-d'Amont63—————
Ille-sur-Têt5,5566.1B−B−BD
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda3,5298.1DC+DC−
Thuir8,2438.4C+CCC
Arles-sur-Tech2,8158.8DC+B−D−
Millas4,4178.8DC+CD
Prades6,1489.3B−C+CC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Boule-d'Amont

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Boule-d'Amont is a commune of 63 people in the Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent. 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
63 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
9.1 sq mi (23.5 km²)
INSEE code
66022

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.