Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 60 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
La Bastide is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 70% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 35% of the population.
The 2 things La Bastide does most differently from other towns.
La Bastide has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.
78% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Bastide.
Those 65 and older account for 35% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 2.9%, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| La Bastide | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.7% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.9% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. La Bastide has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
15.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
La Bastide recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
La Bastide has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Bastide yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bastide | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,529 | 6.4 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Arles-sur-Tech | 2,815 | 6.5 | D | C+ | B− | D− |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,556 | 8.7 | B− | B− | B | D |
| Céret | 7,521 | 9.1 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Prades | 6,148 | 9.6 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Thuir | 8,243 | 10 | C+ | C | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
La Bastide is a commune of 60 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut 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.