Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 716 in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Err is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Err does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Err, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Err.
Err sits below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Err | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Err, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Err below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Err has 300 jobs for 300 working residents, 1 per worker. 7.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Err is above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€2,444/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,450/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, family days out and museums in and near Err. Best known first.
Err has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église paroissiale Saint-Génis: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Err yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Err is a commune of 716 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.