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Home to 1,980 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Ortaffa’s weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 11.5% unemployment. Cost of living is weaker too (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Ortaffa 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 2 things Ortaffa does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ortaffa 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.
Ortaffa has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ortaffa; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Ortaffa. Best known first.
MuseumCloître d'Elne4.6 km northeast, in ElneMonastery or conventMonastery or conventÉglise Saint-André de Sorède5 km southeast, in Saint-AndréFortFortPorte de Perpignan4.7 km northeast, in ElneFortFortPorte de Collioure4.8 km northeast, in ElneMuseumMuseumMaison Transfrontalière de l’Art Roman5 km southeast, in Saint-AndréPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ortaffa.
Unemployment stood at 11.5%, between Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Ortaffa didn’t travel to work at all. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,400 a year.
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.
House rents are put at about €10.39/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 90 homes were sold in Ortaffa. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,560/m² | 89 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre Mendès FranceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 130 | 88%−2 pts |
| Lycée Alfred SauvyNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 80 | 80%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Pyrénées-Orientales is 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 134 deaths in Ortaffa between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 145: 8% below. Adjusted for age and care homes, Ortaffa records 92 deaths per 100 expected, lower than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) yet higher than compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Ortaffa is Polyclinique Medipole Saint Roch, 7.8 mi away.
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 D to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 6.1%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
A fifth of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Ortaffa is 39.9.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Ortaffa | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Ortaffa has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église paroissiale Sainte-Eugénie: Photo: R. Salley · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ortaffa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ortaffa | 1,980 | — | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 3,329 | 2 | C− | C | A− | C |
| Bages | 4,560 | 2.4 | C | C+ | A− | C |
| Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines | 3,059 | 2.6 | — | C | — | B |
| Elne | 9,511 | 2.9 | D | C | D | D |
| Saint-André | 3,388 | 3.2 | D | C | C+ | C+ |
| Corneilla-del-Vercol | 2,696 | 3.5 | — | C | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ortaffa has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 14.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns. At the collège (Collège Pierre Mendès France), 88.0% passed the brevet, 2 points below the expected rate. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.76/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Ortaffa grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Ortaffa is a commune of 1,980 people in the Communauté de communes des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris. 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.