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3,524 people live in this town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Espira-de-l'Agly grades low on several counts. Jobs & income is its weak spot: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 15.5% unemployment. At the median price of €2,086/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Walkability is its strong suit — 91% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking #31 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly a tenth of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
The one thing Espira-de-l'Agly does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Espira-de-l'Agly 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Espira-de-l'Agly counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1886.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Espira-de-l'Agly.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Espira-de-l'Agly’s deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 449 residents of Espira-de-l'Agly died, against 369 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% more. Life expectancy in Pyrénées-Orientales: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,086/m², comes from 118 sales of houses and apartments in Espira-de-l'Agly from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.28/m² a month, near Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€11.84/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €10.01/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,200/m² | 107 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 4.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s schools place #30 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Notre-Dame-des-Anges PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 98%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €22,760 a year per consumption unit, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.9% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Espira-de-l'Agly is Église Sainte-Marie. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. 8.1% of its homes were built before 1919, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (5.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.6 violent offenses and 16.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. 68 offenses were reported in Espira-de-l'Agly during 2025. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (4.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Espira-de-l'Agly are older than 43.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Espira-de-l'Agly | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Espira-de-l'Agly. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Maréchal Joffre3.4 km east, in RivesaltesChâteauChâteauEl Castell2.8 km southeast, in PeyrestortesArt galleryArt galleryGalerie d'art municipale Le Cellier Dom Brial3.3 km southwest, in BaixasAttractionAttractionGlouton5 km west, in Cases-de-PèneArt galleryArt galleryJean-Paul Furrasola3 km southeast, in PeyrestortesAttractionAttractionLoutres / Chiens viverrins4.9 km west, in Cases-de-PènePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Espira-de-l'Agly has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: ArnoLagrange · CC BY-SA 3.0
2 notable people were born in Espira-de-l'Agly.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espira-de-l'Agly | 3,524 | — | D | C | C+ | C− |
| Baixas | 2,777 | 2.1 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Rivesaltes | 9,270 | 2.2 | D | C | D | C |
| Saint-Estève | 11,630 | 4.5 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Pia | 11,615 | 4.6 | D | C− | C− | C− |
| Baho | 3,231 | 5.2 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Salses-le-Château | 3,965 | 5.7 | D− | C | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #19 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 35% of compared French towns and #30 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,086/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Espira-de-l'Agly grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Espira-de-l'Agly is a commune of 3,524 people in the Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. 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 November 9, 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.