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DorresPyrénées-Orientales

A town of 182 in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.

Population
182
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€11.66
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,670
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Dorres a good place to live?

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

What makes Dorres stand out

The 2 things Dorres does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
54%2%DorresMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
54% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
30%22%DorresMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 54.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Belloch ou chapelle de Bailloc ou Belloc
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Belloch ou chapelle de Bailloc ou Belloc · Inscrit · Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dorres’ story

Dorres in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Dorres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1980First protected: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Belloch ou chapelle de Bailloc ou Be…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dorres.

Who lives here

Few people in Dorres are 15 to 24: 6%, fewer than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns

That puts Dorres below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 14% of the town.

54.3median age
DorresPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

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.

Ages and diplomas in Dorres
DorresPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–246%9.4%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+30%28%22%
No diploma11%19%19%
CAP or BEP22%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education39%27%30%
Full pageDorres’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages54.3 median age · 30% are 65 or overHouseholds100 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad11% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Dorres?”

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

History

Old homes shape Dorres: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns

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

On this, Dorres is above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (5.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Dorres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected
Full pageDorres’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes23% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Dorres?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Dorres than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

In the comparison, Dorres comes below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Dorres has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stands at 12.5%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Dorres, 0.3 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageDorres’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.3 per working residentMedian income€24,670 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Dorres is €11.66/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dorres€11.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€11.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.52 to €15.96/m² a month)
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageDorres’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€11.66/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Bains Romains de Dorres (bains chauds) and 5 more in and around Dorres

Other places to visit and museums in and near Dorres. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionBains Romains de Dorres (bains chauds)in townMuseumMuseumMusée du Granit & des tailleurs de pierresin townAttractionAttractionThémis3.5 km northeast, in TargasonneAttractionAttractionCova del Camp de la Marunya2.8 km west, in EnveitgMuseumMuseumThemis Solaire Innovation3.4 km northeast, in TargasonneAttractionAttractionChaos de Targasonne3.3 km east, in Targasonne
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dorres

12pages on Dorres
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 26 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing12 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 54.3History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Belloch ou chapelle de Bailloc ou BellocChapel · 18th & 19th c.
Classé
Ancienne église paroissiale Saint-André dite aussi "la vieille église"Church · 12th c. · in Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes, 1 mi
Classé
Église Saint-MartinChurch · 11th–18th c. · in Ur, 1.6 mi
Classé
Dolmen de BragolyDolmen · Prehistory · in Enveitg, 1.7 mi
Photo credits

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Belloch ou chapelle de Bailloc ou Belloc: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Dorres

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

How we find them →

About Dorres

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Dorres is a commune of 182 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Cerdagne. 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
182 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pyrénées Cerdagne
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
9.7 sq mi (25.1 km²)
INSEE code
66062

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.