French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Catllar out for now. 25% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents. Homes go for a median €1,986/m².
What makes Catllar stand out
The 3 things Catllar does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Catllar.
Who lives here
An older town: 35% of people in Catllar are 65 or over, more than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, near Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. Degrees are held by 33% of adults.
54.5median age
CatllarPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Catllar: 12% were built before 1919, more than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Catllar is Ancienne église Notre-Dame du Riquier. On the Culture ministry’s list, Catllar counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 5.2% of commuters in Catllar go to work without a car, fewer than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
12.4% of the labour force are out of work. For its 250 residents in work, Catllar has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,640 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Catllar, 0.3 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Catllar, 96.8% passed the bac, above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Catllar than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.17/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.38/m² a month. Houses were 97% of what sold. 31 houses and apartments changed hands in Catllar from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,986/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Catllar€1,986/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,005/m²
30
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.97 to €12.06/m² a month)
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Catllar
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Catllar is a commune of 723 people in the Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó. 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.
