Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,927 in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Schools do well (A−): bac results 1.4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.7 points above the expected rate. Jobs and pay trail most towns (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 12.9% unemployment. At €2,231/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Peyrestortes 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.
Each subject compares Peyrestortes 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.
Peyrestortes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Peyrestortes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Marie, in Espira-de-l'Agly, 1.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peyrestortes.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Peyrestortes have one GP on hand. Average lifespans in Pyrénées-Orientales: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 314 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 189: 66% above.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,231/m², comes from 65 sales of houses and apartments in Peyrestortes from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.83/m² a month. Houses accounted for 74% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,447/m² | 48 |
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 bac pro: 90% of 146 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Near Peyrestortes, 94.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (94.2%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). At the two general lycées, 96% of 533 candidates passed the bac, 1.3 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège JoffreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 77%−6 pts |
| Lycée privé Saint-Louis de Gonzague PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 148 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège privé Notre-Dame-des-Anges PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 89 | 98%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
7.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 12.9% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.4%, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 22% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Peyrestortes | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums and heritage in and near Peyrestortes. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Maréchal Joffre2.6 km northeast, in RivesaltesArt galleryArt galleryJean-Paul Furrasolain townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Vernet4.7 km southeast, in PerpignanArt galleryArt galleryGalerie d'art municipale Le Cellier Dom Brial3.3 km west, in BaixasArt galleryArt galleryMas Carbasse4.9 km south, in Saint-EstèvePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Peyrestortes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Peyrestortes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrestortes | 1,927 | — | — | C− | — | D− |
| Rivesaltes | 9,270 | 1.7 | D | C | D | C |
| Espira-de-l'Agly | 3,524 | 1.8 | D | C | C+ | C− |
| Baixas | 2,777 | 2.1 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Estève | 11,630 | 2.9 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Pia | 11,615 | 3.2 | D | C− | C− | C− |
| Baho | 3,231 | 3.9 | — | C− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Peyrestortes 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 12.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 148 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-Louis de Gonzague in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,231/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.23/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Peyrestortes grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Peyrestortes is a commune of 1,927 people in the Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. 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.