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1,383 residents make their home in this town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Néfiach’s best grade is for schools (B+): brevet results 0.9 points above the expected rate. The weak point is jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 14.6% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,807/m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent. It lags on walkability as well (C).
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Néfiach has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Néfiach does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Néfiach 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.
Néfiach has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Néfiach as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Marie de la Rodona, in Ille-sur-Têt, 2.7 mi away.
16% 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 Néfiach.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.2 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Christian BourquinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 134 | 88%±0 pts |
| Collège Pierre FouchéBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 118 | 92%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
14.6% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,010 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Néfiach didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The median price, €1,807/m², comes from 56 sales of houses and apartments in Néfiach from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.21/m² a month, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€11.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 98% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,800/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Ages in Néfiach split evenly at 40.8: half are older, half younger. 9.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 29% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Néfiach | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
114 deaths in Néfiach between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 126: 9% below. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 91 per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96). The nearest emergency department to Néfiach is Clinique Saint Pierre, 10.1 mi away. 2 GPs practise locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Néfiach. Best known first.
AttractionOrgues d'Ille-sur-Têt3.8 km west, in Ille-sur-TêtMonastery or conventMonastery or conventÉglise Saint-Clément de Reglella3.1 km west, in Ille-sur-TêtMuseumMuseumHospici d'Illa4.3 km southwest, in Ille-sur-TêtChâteauChâteauChâteau de Corbère4.7 km south, in CorbèreAttractionAttractionHospice d'Ille4.3 km southwest, in Ille-sur-TêtChâteauChâteauChâteau de Caladroy3.9 km northwest, in BélestaPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Néfiach is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Néfiach.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Néfiach | 1,383 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Millas | 4,417 | 1.4 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,556 | 2.8 | B− | B− | B | D |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 2,950 | 4 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 4,129 | 5.2 | D | C− | A | D |
| Thuir | 8,243 | 6.1 | C+ | C | C | C |
| Le Soler | 7,942 | 6.6 | D | C− | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Néfiach has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,807/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Néfiach grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Néfiach is a commune of 1,383 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
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.