Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Fenouillet has none. Second homes make up 26% of its housing. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Fenouillet stand out
The 2 things Fenouillet does most differently from other towns.
Castel Sabarda (vestiges du château de Sabarda et de l'ancienne église Saint-André): Photo: Hernandlucas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vestiges du château Saint-Pierre de Fenouillet: Photo: Ansgar Sarrazin · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fenouillet.
Who lives here
Fenouillet skews older, with 35% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
57median age
The share of residents under 15 is 12%. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9% of the town.
FenouilletPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Fenouillet: 54% were built before 1919, more than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Fenouillet; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Fenouillet are out of work than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: 16.3%
15%walk, cycle or take transit
14.6% 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. At the census, nearly a fifth of working residents in Fenouillet didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
Public transport10%
On foot5%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Fenouillet, 0.3 per working resident
16.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
Fenouillet is a commune of 100 people in the Communauté de communes Agly Fenouillèdes. 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
100 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Agly Fenouillèdes
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.3 sq mi (18.8 km²)
INSEE code
66077
Fenouillet’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
