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CoustougesPyrénées-Orientales

A town of 95 in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.

Population
95
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.15
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
14%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Coustouges a good place to live?

Coustouges is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Coustouges stand out

The 2 things Coustouges does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
47%2%CoustougesMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
47% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
31%22%CoustougesMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 57.6. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Sainte-Marie
Église Sainte-Marie · Classé · Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Coustouges’ story

Coustouges in pictures

Coustouges has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Église Sainte-Marie
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coustouges.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Coustouges than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 9.2% are under 15

23% of adults hold a degree, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.1% of the town. Retirement age and beyond: 31% of residents are 65 or older.

57.6median age
CoustougesPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

55% women, 45% men

About 81 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.

Ages and diplomas in Coustouges
CoustougesPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Under 159.2%16%17%
15–247.1%9.4%11%
25–4411%21%23%
45–6442%27%26%
65+31%28%22%
No diploma26%19%19%
CAP or BEP15%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education23%27%30%
Full pageCoustouges’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages57.6 median age · 31% are 65 or overHouseholds60 households · 1.6 people per householdBorn abroad16% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Coustouges?”

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

History

Coustouges keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Coustouges is Église Sainte-Marie. The protected list starts in the 10th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected
Full pageCoustouges’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes37% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Coustouges?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Coustouges, 42.9%, runs above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns

At the census, 9.5% of working residents in Coustouges didn’t travel to work at all. 14.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot14%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Coustouges, 0.6 per working resident
42.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageCoustouges’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here0.6 per working residentGetting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Renting in Coustouges costs less than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.15/m² a month

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

Coustouges recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.93/m² a month.

€9.15/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Coustouges€9.15/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.71 to €12.47/m² a month)
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageCoustouges’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.15/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château Pradells and 3 more in and around Coustouges

Museums and heritage in and near Coustouges. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau Pradellsin townArt galleryArt galleryBouchonnerie artisanale moderne3.1 km northwest, in Saint-Laurent-de-CerdansMuseumMuseumMaison du Patrimoine et de la Mémoire André Abet2.9 km northwest, in Saint-Laurent-de-CerdansArt galleryArt galleryGalerie Poray3.1 km northwest, in Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Coustouges

12pages on Coustouges
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.8 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing17 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 57.6History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Église Sainte-MarieChurch · Middle Ages
Classé
Église Sainte-MarieChurch · 11th & 12th c. · in Serralongue, 4.7 mi
Classé
Église Sainte-MarieChurch · 12th c. · in Montferrer, 6.3 mi
Classé
Abbaye Sainte-MarieAbbey · 11th–13th c. · in Arles-sur-Tech, 6.6 mi
Photo credits

Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Coustouges

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

How we find them →

Coustouges’ 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 →
Arles-sur-TechAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaCéretMaureillas-las-IllasLe BoulouArles-sur-TechAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaCéretMaureillas-las-IllasLe BoulouCoustouges
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Coustouges95—————
Arles-sur-Tech2,8156.8DC+B−D−
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda3,5298.3DC+DC−
Céret7,52111C−C−C−C
Maureillas-las-Illas3,00612—C—A−
Le Boulou5,48715DCDB

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

About Coustouges

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Coustouges is a commune of 95 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut 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

Population
95 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Vallespir
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.8 km²)
INSEE code
66061

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.