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CalmeillesPyrénées-Orientales

Some 60 people live in this town, in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.26

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

21%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Calmeilles a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Calmeilles out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 52% of homes.

What makes Calmeilles stand out

The one thing Calmeilles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Félix · Inscrit · Photo: Claudefà · CC BY-SA 4.0

Calmeilles’ story

Calmeilles in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Calmeilles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.

63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1964First protected: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Félix

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Calmeilles.

History

Old homes shape Calmeilles: 63% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Calmeilles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1964

first monument protected

Full pageCalmeilles’ history pageOpen the full History page

Age of homes63% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Calmeilles?”

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Calmeilles than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

8.3% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. Graduates make up nearly two in five adults.

52.5median age

CalmeillesPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Pyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP12%

Baccalauréat35%

Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Calmeilles
	Calmeilles	Pyrénées-Orientales median	France median
Under 15	12%	16%	17%
15–24	8.3%	9.4%	11%
25–44	23%	21%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	25%	28%	22%
No diploma	12%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	12%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	35%	20%	18%
Higher education	39%	27%	30%

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Ages52.5 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households30 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad18% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Calmeilles?”

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

Work & commute

Calmeilles gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns: 20.8% of commuters

Unemployment runs at 11.5%. 4.2% of Calmeilles’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.

21%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%

On foot17%

Public transport4%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Calmeilles, 0.3 per working resident

11.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work21% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Calmeilles costs less than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.26/m² a month

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

The market in Calmeilles: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.61/m² a month.

€9.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Calmeilles€9.26/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²

€9.26/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.65 to €11.20/m² a month)

€8.61/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.26/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Calmeilles

12pages on Calmeilles

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.9 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Calmeilles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-FélixChurch · 12th c.

Classé

Église Saint-Etienne de PrunetChurch · 11th c. · in Prunet-et-Belpuig, 1.8 mi

Classé

Église Saint-SaturninChurch · 10th & 11th c. · in Montauriol, 2.9 mi

Classé

Prieuré de SerrabonaReligious building · 11th & 12th c. · in Boule-d'Amont, 5.3 mi

Photo credits

Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Félix: Photo: Claudefà · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Calmeilles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Calmeilles yet.

How we find them →

Calmeilles’ neighbors

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

All towns in Pyrénées-Orientales →

Amélie-les-Bains-PalaldaCéretThuirArles-sur-TechMaureillas-las-IllasLe BoulouCalmeilles

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Calmeilles	60	—	—	—	—	—
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda	3,529	5.1	D	C⁺	D	C⁻
Céret	7,521	5.8	C⁻	C⁻	C⁻	C
Thuir	8,243	6.8	C⁺	C	C	C
Arles-sur-Tech	2,815	6.8	D	C⁺	B⁻	D⁻
Maureillas-las-Illas	3,006	8	—	C	—	A⁻
Le Boulou	5,487	8.4	D	C	D	B

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

About Calmeilles

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Calmeilles is a commune of 60 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

Population: 60 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Aspres
Département: Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
INSEE code: 66032

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.