Ille-sur-Têt grades B− overall: better than 52% of compared French towns, and #6 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 17.9% unemployment. At the median price of €1,643/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent. Its strongest is walkability (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Ille-sur-Têt 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 Ille-sur-Têt.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Ille-sur-Têt than in Pyrénées-Orientales or compared French towns: 20 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Ille-sur-Têt above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (2.3) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2005. The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Ille-sur-Têt: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Ille-sur-Têt sees more deaths than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 105 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Ille-sur-Têt is above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,015 residents of Ille-sur-Têt died, against 818 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Ille-sur-Têt · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Michel
14.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Saint Jean Perpignan
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Orientales, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ille-sur-Têt has higher unemployment than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 17.9%
In the comparison, Ille-sur-Têt comes above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €21,940 a year per consumption unit.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot8%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,700
jobs based in Ille-sur-Têt, 0.9 per working resident
17.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Ille-sur-Têt hold a degree than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 23%
Ille-sur-Têt sits below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town.
49.6median age
Ille-sur-TêtPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Ille-sur-Têt has less crime per resident than 63% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 111 offenses in the graded categories in Ille-sur-Têt in 2025.
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage48
Other physical violence20
Family violence12
Burglary9
Vehicle theft8
Theft from vehicles8
Sexual violence6
Armed robbery0
Drug use38
Theft without violence36
Fraud32
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
111
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ille-sur-Têt than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.77/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,643/m², below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€2,444/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Ille-sur-Têt sell for €1,707/m² and apartments for €1,359/m².
€1,643/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ille-sur-Têt€1,643/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,707/m²
195
Apartments
€1,359/m²
32
€10.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.71 to €13.31/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,790
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent
Église Sainte-Marie de la Rodona: Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de cimetière en pierre: Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien hospice Saint-Jacques: Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église des Carmes: Photo: Meria Geoian · CC BY-SA 4.0
Joseph-Sébastien Pons: Capsot, Public domain · Jean Galia: photographe, Public domain · Pierre Bardou-Job: Jacques Blanquer, Public domain · Louis Amade: GloriaTengault4, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ille-sur-Têt’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ille-sur-Têt
Is Ille-sur-Têt safe?
It grades B for safety, #10 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 48 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Ille-sur-Têt good?
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns and #8 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ille-sur-Têt expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ille-sur-Têt grades B− for cost of living.
About Ille-sur-Têt
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Ille-sur-Têt is a commune of 5,556 people in the Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent. 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.
