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A town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, home to 1,118 people. Over-65s are only 14% of the population.
Passa’s weakest subject is jobs & income (D−) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 12.8% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car (D). At €2,369/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Aspres. Health lags (C−).
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Passa 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 Passa does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Passa 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.
Passa has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Passa: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1875.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Passa.
Unemployment stood at 12.8%, lower than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.6% of commuters got to work without a car. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,180 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 21%, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 8.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The median resident of Passa is 39.5 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Passa | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Passa records 100 deaths per 100 expected. 64 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, close to the 64 that France’s rates at each age predict. The nearest emergency department to Passa is Clinique du Vallespir, 6.7 mi away. Average lifespans in Pyrénées-Orientales: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. 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.
Among the classé monuments in Passa is Prieuré Saint-Estève de Monastir-del-Camp. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,369/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Passa from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.07/m² a month. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,364/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Passa. Best known first.
Passa has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Prieuré Saint-Estève de Monastir-del-Camp: Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Passa yet.
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Passa has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 16.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,369/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Passa grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Passa is a commune of 1,118 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) · 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 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.