Millas grades D overall: better than 11% of compared French towns, and #27 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,926/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Millas with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Millas.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Millas sees more deaths than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 116 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Millas sits above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 669 residents of Millas died, against 491 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 36% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+16%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw136
Adjusted116
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Millas · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Pierre
10.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Saint Jean Perpignan
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Orientales, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Millas has more crime per resident than 72% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 132 offenses in the graded categories in Millas in 2025.
8.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage43
Burglary26
Other physical violence20
Family violence16
Theft from vehicles11
Sexual violence10
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence31
Fraud28
Drug use10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
132
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Millas has higher unemployment than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 16.9%
That puts Millas above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Millas has 1,100 jobs for 1,450 working residents, 0.8 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,300 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,100
jobs based in Millas, 0.8 per working resident
16.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Renting in Millas costs less than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.88/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Millas is below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€11.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,926/m², comes from 174 sales of houses and apartments in Millas from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,926/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Millas€1,926/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,914/m²
170
€10.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.63 to €13.70/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,790
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Millas keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Millas comes above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (5.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Millas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Millas, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
Under-15s account for 19% of the population. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) but above compared French towns (22%). 21% of adults hold a degree.
45.1median age
MillasPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Millas
Is Millas safe?
It grades C for safety, #27 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 43 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Millas good?
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns and #24 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Millas expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,926/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Millas grades C+ for cost of living.
About Millas
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Millas is a commune of 4,417 people in the Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent. 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.
