Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Formiguères.
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Formiguères are under 15, more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. 9.8% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and below compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Formiguères is 42.6 years old.
42.6median age
FormiguèresPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Formiguères are out of work than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: 7.0%
At the census, 15.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 250 residents in work, Formiguères has 200 jobs: 0.8 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,130 a year.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot12%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Formiguères, 0.8 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Formiguères costs less than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.17/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €2,893/m², higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€2,444/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses were 58% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 64 homes were sold in Formiguères.
€2,893/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Formiguères€2,893/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,922/m²
37
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.97 to €12.06/m² a month)
€8.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Formiguères
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Formiguères is a commune of 494 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées catalanes. 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
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.
