At under 1,000 residents, Fontpédrouse is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly two thirds of its homes are second homes. 35% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Fontpédrouse stand out
The 2 things Fontpédrouse does most differently from other towns.
Viaduc Séjourné: Photo: Thierry Llansades from la rochelle/ Vernet dels banys / badalona, france/ catalunya · CC BY-SA 2.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontpédrouse.
Who lives here
Few people in Fontpédrouse are 15 to 24: 5.1%, fewer than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
57.4median age
13% are under 15, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 25% have a degree. Fontpédrouse has a median age of 57.4.
FontpédrousePyrénées-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%
Baccalauréat29%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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 Fontpédrouse: 33% were built before 1919, more than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fontpédrouse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fontpédrouse has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.7 for each
9%walk, cycle or take transit
11.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.5% of working residents in Fontpédrouse went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot5%
Public transport5%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Fontpédrouse, 0.7 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Fontpédrouse costs less than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.17/m² a month
€9.17/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.93/m² a month. The sales split: 85% houses, the rest apartments. 13 houses and apartments changed hands in Fontpédrouse from July 2023 to June 2026.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Fontpédrouse€9.17/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.97 to €12.06/m² a month)
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Fontpédrouse is a commune of 125 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
Population
125 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
24.8 sq mi (64.3 km²)
INSEE code
66080
Fontpédrouse’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.
