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FuillaPyrénées-Orientales

Some 435 people live in this town, in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.

Is Fuilla a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Fuilla out for now. Second homes make up 26% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.

What makes Fuilla stand out

The 2 things Fuilla does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Sainte-Eulalie
Église Sainte-Eulalie · Classé · Photo: Meria z Geoian · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fuilla’s story

Fuilla in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fuilla: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1965First protected: Église Sainte-Eulalie
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Nearby attractions

Fort Libéria and 14 more in and around Fuilla

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Fuilla. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fuilla.

Who lives here

Fuilla has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24

Over-65s are 31% of the population. 17% are under 15, higher than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Fuilla is 49.8 years old.

49.8median age
FuillaPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 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.

Ages and diplomas in Fuilla
FuillaPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–247.7%9.4%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+31%28%22%
No diploma17%19%19%
CAP or BEP22%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education31%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Fuilla: 16% 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.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Fuilla is Église Sainte-Eulalie.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Level not given1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1965
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fuilla has higher unemployment than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 19.4%

7.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per resident in work, Fuilla counts 0.6 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €20,530 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Fuilla, 0.6 per working resident
19.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Fuilla than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.84/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Fuilla: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.97/m² a month.

€9.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fuilla€9.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€9.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €12.19/m² a month)
€8.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fuilla

12pages on Fuilla

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fuilla: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Fort Libéria: Photo: LySioS-wkp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Sainte-Eulalie: Photo: Meria z Geoian · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fuilla

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fuilla yet.

How we find them →

Fuilla’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pyrénées-Orientales →
PradesIlle-sur-TêtArles-sur-TechAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaPradesIlle-sur-TêtArles-sur-TechAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaFuilla
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fuilla435—————
Prades6,1484.8B−C+CC
Ille-sur-Têt5,55615B−B−BD
Arles-sur-Tech2,81516DC+B−D−
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda3,52917DC+DC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Fuilla

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Fuilla is a commune of 435 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
435 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.7 km²)
INSEE code
66085

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.