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In Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, this town has 163 residents.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Estoher falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 38% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up a third of residents.
The 2 things Estoher does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Estoher as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Marie, in Espira-de-Conflent, 1.4 mi away.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Estoher.
Children under 15 make up 9.8% of residents. 33% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Estoher split evenly at 58.4: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Estoher | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.3% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 18.0% are unemployed. 5.9% of Estoher’s working residents had no journey to work 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.
Among the homes sold, 92% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Estoher.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Estoher. Best known first.
Nothing in Estoher is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Estoher yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estoher | 163 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prades | 6,148 | 3.3 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,556 | 8.4 | B− | B− | B | D |
| Arles-sur-Tech | 2,815 | 12 | D | C+ | B− | D− |
| Millas | 4,417 | 12 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,529 | 13 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Thuir | 8,243 | 14 | C+ | C | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Estoher is a commune of 163 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
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 November 4, 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.