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The town, home to 64 people, lies in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
There are no grades for L'Albère: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 21% of homes here are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things L'Albère does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in L'Albère as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fort de Bellegarde, in Le Perthus, 2.3 mi away.
57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Albère.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.4%. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). 38% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| L'Albère | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.9% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 42% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 12.1% of working residents in L'Albère at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near L'Albère. Best known first.
Nothing in L'Albère is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in L'Albère.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Albère | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Boulou | 5,487 | 4.7 | D | C | D | B |
| Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines | 3,059 | 4.8 | — | C | — | B |
| Sorède | 3,512 | 4.8 | B− | C− | A | B− |
| Maureillas-las-Illas | 3,006 | 4.9 | — | C | — | A− |
| Saint-André | 3,388 | 6.5 | D | C | C+ | C+ |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 3,329 | 7.4 | C− | C | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
L'Albère is a commune of 64 people in the Communauté de communes du Vallespir. 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
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.