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Home to 364 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Oms out for now. Second homes make up 20% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The 2 things Oms does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Oms, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.
21% 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 Oms.
32% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. Also worth knowing: among adults, 39% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Oms | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.7% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Oms, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 12.7%, lower than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). For its 150 residents in work, Oms has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. Households’ median disposable income: €23,900 a year per consumption unit.
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 market in Oms: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Oms has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église paroissiale Saint-Jean l'Evangéliste: Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Oms 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oms | 364 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Céret | 7,521 | 4.1 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,529 | 4.4 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Maureillas-las-Illas | 3,006 | 6.2 | — | C | — | A− |
| Arles-sur-Tech | 2,815 | 6.6 | D | C+ | B− | D− |
| Le Boulou | 5,487 | 6.8 | D | C | D | B |
| Thuir | 8,243 | 6.9 | C+ | C | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Oms is a commune of 364 people in the Communauté de communes des Aspres. 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.