Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 134 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Caixas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a quarter of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The 2 things Caixas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Caixas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Etienne de Prunet, in Prunet-et-Belpuig, 2.1 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caixas.
6.5% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 42% of adults. Half the people of Caixas are older than 57.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Caixas | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 20.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 14.0%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Caixas from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Caixas. Best known first.
Nothing in Caixas 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 Caixas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caixas | 134 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thuir | 8,243 | 4.9 | C+ | C | C | C |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,556 | 6.5 | B− | B− | B | D |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 2,950 | 7.1 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Millas | 4,417 | 7.2 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,529 | 7.6 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Ponteilla | 3,101 | 7.6 | — | C− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Caixas is a commune of 134 people in the Communauté de communes des Aspres. 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) · 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.