Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 218 in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Montferrer is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Montferrer does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montferrer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montferrer.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Montferrer above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (5.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montferrer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Montferrer is Église Sainte-Marie.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Montferrer is below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population.
45% women, 55% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Montferrer | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Montferrer comes above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Montferrer has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €20,720 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Montferrer, that is close to Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (85.1%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 84%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Montferrer sits below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€11.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Montferrer. Best known first.
Montferrer has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: Bertrand GRONDIN → · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montferrer yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montferrer | 218 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arles-sur-Tech | 2,815 | 2.9 | D | C+ | B− | D− |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,529 | 5.4 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Céret | 7,521 | 9.1 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Maureillas-las-Illas | 3,006 | 12 | — | C | — | A− |
| Le Boulou | 5,487 | 14 | D | C | D | B |
| Prades | 6,148 | 15 | B− | C+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Montferrer is a commune of 218 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut 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
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 October 30, 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.