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Les ClusesPyrénées-Orientales

In Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, this town has 282 residents.

Population
282
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€11.54
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,280
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Les Cluses a good place to live?

Les Cluses has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Over-65s are 35% of the population.

What makes Les Cluses stand out

The one thing Les Cluses does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
35%22%Les ClusesMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 56.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Vestiges des fortifications romaines
Vestiges des fortifications romaines · Classé · Photo: Fabricio Cardenas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Les Cluses’ story

Les Cluses in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Les Cluses: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1974.

  • 1974First protected: Église Sainte-Marie de l'Ecluse-Haute
  • 2010Most recently protected: Vestiges des fortifications romaines
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Fortifications romaines des Cluses and 11 more in and around Les Cluses

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Les Cluses. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauFortifications romaines des Clusesin townChurchChapelle Saint-Martin de Fenollar1.7 km northwest, in Maureillas-las-IllasAttractionAttractionChâteau des mauresin townFortFortFort de Bellegarde4.4 km southeast, in Le PerthusAttractionAttractionDolmen de la Siureda4.4 km southwest, in Maureillas-las-IllasMuseumMuseumMusée du Liège1.7 km west, in Maureillas-las-Illas
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Cluses.

Who lives here

Few people in Les Cluses are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns

14% are under 15, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 35% of residents are 65 or older. Half the people of Les Cluses are older than 56.3.

56.3median age
Les ClusesPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Cluses
Les ClusesPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–247%9.4%11%
25–4415%21%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+35%28%22%
No diploma18%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%20%18%
Higher education27%27%30%
Full pageLes Cluses’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages56.3 median age · 35% are 65 or overHouseholds130 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad7.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Les Cluses?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Les Cluses: 2 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Les Cluses is Vestiges des fortifications romaines. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (5.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
Antiquity
oldest protected part
1974
first monument protected
Full pageLes Cluses’ history pageOpen the page
Map2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionAge of homes10% built before 1919 · Older homesQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Les Cluses?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Les Cluses walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

13.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.0% of working residents in Les Cluses to work at the census. At the census, 1.0% of working residents in Les Cluses didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Les Cluses, 0.2 per working resident
13.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLes Cluses’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.2 per working residentMedian income€25,280 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Les Cluses is €11.54/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Les Cluses.

€11.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Cluses€11.54/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€11.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.52 to €13.99/m² a month)
€11.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLes Cluses’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€11.54/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Cluses

12pages on Les Cluses
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.9 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing8 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 56.3History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Les Cluses: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Église Sainte-Marie de l'Ecluse-HauteChurch · 11th & 12th c.
Vestiges des fortifications romainesTown walls · Antiquity
Photo credits

Église Sainte-Marie de l'Ecluse-Haute: Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vestiges des fortifications romaines: Photo: Fabricio Cardenas · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Les Cluses

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Cluses yet.

How we find them →

Les Cluses’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pyrénées-Orientales →
Maureillas-las-IllasLe BoulouCéretSaint-Génis-des-FontainesSorèdeAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaMaureillas-las-IllasLe BoulouCéretSaint-Génis-des-FontainesSorèdeAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaLes Cluses
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Cluses282—————
Maureillas-las-Illas3,0061.4—C—A−
Le Boulou5,4872.3DCDB
Céret7,5214.2C−C−C−C
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines3,0595.9—C—B
Sorède3,5127B−C−AB−
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda3,5298DC+DC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Les Cluses

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Les Cluses is a commune of 282 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

Population
282 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Vallespir
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.9 km²)
INSEE code
66063

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.