Céret’s grades pull in different directions. Where it falls short is safety — an average of 9.6 recorded violent incidents and 19.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cost of living is weaker too: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is easy to get around without a car (A−): 61% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade comes out at C−, better than just over a fifth of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #17 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Céret with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Céret.
Who lives here
An older town: 37% of people in Céret are 65 or over, more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns
The share of residents under 15 is 12%. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.5% of the town, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Céret is older than 57, half younger.
57median age
CéretPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 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
Céret has 6 historic monuments, 4 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Céret is Église Saint-Pierre. This Pyrénées-Orientales town has 8 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (2.3) and compared French towns (2.5). Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. Before 1919: that is when one in ten homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Getting about on foot is easier in Céret than in 81% of compared French towns
Céret has 3,050 jobs for 2,350 working residents, 1.3 per worker. Unemployment stood at 15.4%, close to Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). 14.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
3,050
jobs based in Céret, 1.3 per working resident
15.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Céret records more crime per resident than 79% of compared French towns
2025 saw 180 offenses recorded in Céret. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
9.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage67
Other physical violence40
Burglary23
Family violence21
Vehicle theft13
Sexual violence8
Theft from vehicles8
Fraud65
Theft without violence63
Drug use18
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
180
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
Median price in Céret: €2,340/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Céret: €2,595/m² for houses, €2,021/m² for apartments. Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 335 houses and apartments. Houses accounted for 65% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,340/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Céret€2,340/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,595/m²
218
Apartments
€2,021/m²
117
€11.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.79 to €14.31/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Vallespir
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Céret run higher than in 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Céret can choose among 11 GPs. Its care home for older people (117 places) counts its residents as Céret’s; allowing for it, deaths were 4% below expected. 1,278 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,227: 4% above. Average lifespans in Pyrénées-Orientales: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Céret · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique du Vallespir
15.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Mediterranee Ex Cl Notre Dame D Esperance
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Orientales, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Céret, 91.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Its collèges and lycées rank #17 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales on results.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: jordi domènech · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine publique des Nou Raigts: Photo: Fabricio Cardenas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine du château d'Aubiry: Photo: Fabricio Cardenas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Claire Maurier: Studio Harcourt, Public domain · Guilhem Guirado: Helene Brasseur, CC BY 2.0 · François Jaubert de Passa: Danton Maurin (graveur) (XIXe siècle), Public domain · Hugo Drechou: PantaRhei, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Justin Pépratx: Capsot, Public domain · Esteve Caseponce: BUperpignan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Céret’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Céret
Is Céret safe?
It grades C− for safety, #31 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 67 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Céret good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #17 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. 95% of 185 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Déodat de Séverac in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Céret expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.84/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Céret grades C− for cost of living.
About Céret
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Céret is a commune of 7,521 people in the Communauté de communes du Vallespir. 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.
