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Corneilla-de-ConflentPyrénées-Orientales

A town of 527 in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.

Is Corneilla-de-Conflent a good place to live?

Corneilla-de-Conflent is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Corneilla-de-Conflent stand out

The one thing Corneilla-de-Conflent does most differently from other towns.

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Église Sainte-Marie
Église Sainte-Marie · Classé · Photo: Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0
Corneilla-de-Conflent’s story

Corneilla-de-Conflent in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Corneilla-de-Conflent: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Église Sainte-Marie
  • 1973Most recently protected: Ancien château des Comtes de Conflent-Cerdagne
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Nearby attractions

Grottes des Canalettes and 22 more in and around Corneilla-de-Conflent

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Corneilla-de-Conflent. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corneilla-de-Conflent.

History

Corneilla-de-Conflent keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919

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

On this, Corneilla-de-Conflent is above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (5.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Corneilla-de-Conflent: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Corneilla-de-Conflent is Église Sainte-Marie.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Corneilla-de-Conflent are 15 to 24: 8.5%, fewer than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Corneilla-de-Conflent comes below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 24% of the town.

46.1median age
Corneilla-de-ConflentPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Corneilla-de-Conflent
Corneilla-de-ConflentPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–248.5%9.4%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+24%28%22%
No diploma12%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat24%20%18%
Higher education29%27%30%

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

Work & commute

More people in Corneilla-de-Conflent are out of work than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: 18.1%

For Corneilla-de-Conflent, that is above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Corneilla-de-Conflent has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,150 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Corneilla-de-Conflent, 0.2 per working resident
18.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Corneilla-de-Conflent costs less than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.84/m² a month

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

Corneilla-de-Conflent sits below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€11.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€9.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Corneilla-de-Conflent€9.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€9.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €12.19/m² a month)
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Corneilla-de-Conflent

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Corneilla-de-Conflent: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Ancien château des Comtes de Conflent-Cerdagne: Photo: Espencat · Public domain · Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Corneilla-de-Conflent

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Corneilla-de-Conflent as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Corneilla-de-Conflent’s 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 →
PradesIlle-sur-TêtArles-sur-TechAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaPradesIlle-sur-TêtArles-sur-TechAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaCorneilla-de-Conflent
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Corneilla-de-Conflent527—————
Prades6,1484.2B−C+CC
Ille-sur-Têt5,55614B−B−BD
Arles-sur-Tech2,81515DC+B−D−
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda3,52916DC+DC−

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

About Corneilla-de-Conflent

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Corneilla-de-Conflent is a commune of 527 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

Population
527 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code
66057

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.