Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Perthus.
History
2 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Le Perthus is Site archéologique du Panissars, situé au col de Panissars. Also worth knowing: homes built before 1919 account for 4.7% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Le Perthus are under 15, more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns
25% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of residents, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.
50.4median age
Le PerthusPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
More people in Le Perthus are out of work than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: 22.0%
Half of residents lived on more than €17,100 a year per consumption unit, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). Le Perthus holds 250 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 1.6 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 21.7% of commuters at the census.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot22%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Le Perthus, 1.6 per working resident
22.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€17,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Le Perthus is €11.60/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
21 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Perthus from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.07/m² a month. The sales split: 81% houses, the rest apartments.
€11.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Le Perthus€11.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€11.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.61 to €14.01/m² a month)
€10.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Fort de Bellegarde: Photo: Doronenko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Site archéologique du Panissars, situé au col de Panissars: Photo: Toni Hermoso Pulido · CC BY-SA 2.0
Famous people from Le Perthus
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Le Perthus as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Le Perthus
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Le Perthus is a commune of 555 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
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.
