There are no grades for Bouleternère: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 12% of its housing. The median price paid is €1,464/m².
What makes Bouleternère stand out
The 2 things Bouleternère does most differently from other towns.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Bouleternère, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
20% of residents are 65 or over, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The middle age in Bouleternère is 41.3. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
41.3median age
BouleternèrePyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
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
Work & commute
Incomes in Bouleternère run lower than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: a median €22,810 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 12.0%, between Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 400 residents in work, Bouleternère has 150 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
150
jobs based in Bouleternère, 0.4 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Bouleternère costs less than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.84/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 96% were houses. House rents are put at about €8.61/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 54 homes in Bouleternère.
€1,464/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bouleternère€1,464/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,418/m²
52
€9.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €12.19/m² a month)
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bouleternère
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Bouleternère is a commune of 951 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
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.
