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Some 773 people live in this town, in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Maury out for now. Second homes make up 11% of its housing. Homes sell for a median €722/m². People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.
The 3 things Maury does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Maury as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château de Quéribus, in Cucugnan, 2.2 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit in and near Maury. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maury.
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.6%, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Maury | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.5% of people in the labour force have no job. For its 250 residents in work, Maury has 300 jobs: 1.1 each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census.
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.
Sales in Maury from July 2023 to June 2026: 67 houses and apartments. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €736/m² | 66 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Maury is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Maury.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maury | 773 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millas | 4,417 | 9.7 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,556 | 9.8 | B− | B− | B | D |
| Baixas | 2,777 | 12 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 2,950 | 12 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 4,129 | 12 | D | C− | A | D |
| Espira-de-l'Agly | 3,524 | 12 | D | C | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Maury is a commune of 773 people in the Communauté de communes Agly Fenouillèdes. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.