Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 713 people, lies in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
La Cabanasse isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 43% of homes.
The one thing La Cabanasse does most differently from other towns.
La Cabanasse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
La Cabanasse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Cabanasse.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Cabanasse; none is classé, France’s top protection. 4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.4%. The age that splits La Cabanasse in two is 42.5.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| La Cabanasse | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,260 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in La Cabanasse: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 6.1% of working residents in La Cabanasse didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
House rents are put at about €8.58/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 93% were houses. 28 houses and apartments changed hands in La Cabanasse from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near La Cabanasse. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Cabanasse yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
La Cabanasse is a commune of 713 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées catalanes. 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
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 Cabanasse | 713 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prades | 6,148 | 18 | B− | C+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.