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Home to 226 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Calce isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
Calce has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Calce. Best known first.
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People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Two in five adults hold a degree.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Calce | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Calce has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 100 residents in work, Calce has 200 jobs: 1.9 each. Of those in the labour force, 10.7% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €26,380 a year per consumption unit, higher than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
House rents are put at about €8.59/m² a month. Calce recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Calce has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien château, dit Mas de Las Fons: Photo: Primoc · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Calce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calce | 226 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baixas | 2,777 | 2.8 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Espira-de-l'Agly | 3,524 | 4.2 | D | C | C+ | C− |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 4,129 | 4.4 | D | C− | A | D |
| Baho | 3,231 | 5.2 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 2,950 | 5.5 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Millas | 4,417 | 5.5 | D | C+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Calce is a commune of 226 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) · 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.