Fourques’s strongest subject is walkability: 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Where it falls short is jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.4% unemployment. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,217/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Aspres.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Fourques has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Fourques 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fourques.
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Fourques is above 78% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Fourques is Clinique du Vallespir, 6.3 mi away. 95 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 96: 1% below. In Pyrénées-Orientales, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Fourques · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique du Vallespir
9.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Mediterranee Ex Cl Notre Dame D Esperance
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Orientales, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Fourques are 65 or over: 19%, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
44.4median age
FourquesPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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 Fourques: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fourques, 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 & commuteJobs & income D
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Fourques than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 6.5%
Unemployment stood at 11.4%, between Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,800 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Fourques didn’t travel to work at all.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Fourques, 0.3 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 56% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fourques
Is Fourques safe?
Fourques has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Fourques expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,217/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Fourques grades B− for cost of living.
About Fourques
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Fourques is a commune of 1,347 people in the Communauté de communes des Aspres. 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.
