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Population 599: a town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Marquixanes out for now. 19% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Marquixanes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marquixanes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vincent, in Eus, 1.6 mi away.
17% 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 Marquixanes.
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. Typical age in Marquixanes: 43.3, the median. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Marquixanes | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €20,040 a year per consumption unit, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). Marquixanes holds 150 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 7.2% of working residents in Marquixanes went to work by public transport.
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.
Of the homes sold, 96% were houses. Marquixanes recorded 24 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, other places to visit and heritage in and near Marquixanes. Best known first.
Nothing in Marquixanes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Marquixanes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquixanes | 599 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prades | 6,148 | 3.5 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,556 | 7.2 | B− | B− | B | D |
| Millas | 4,417 | 11 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 2,950 | 13 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Thuir | 8,243 | 14 | C+ | C | C | C |
| Arles-sur-Tech | 2,815 | 15 | D | C+ | B− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Marquixanes is a commune of 599 people in the Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó. 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.