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PlanèsPyrénées-Orientales

A town of 57 in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.

Population
57
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.17
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
13%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Planès a good place to live?

Planès is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Planès stand out

The 2 things Planès does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
69%2%PlanèsMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
69% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
16%22%PlanèsMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
16% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 41. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci · Classé · Photo: Claudefà · CC BY-SA 4.0
Planès’ story

Planès in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Planès counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Planès.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 16% of people in Planès are 65 or over, fewer than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns

Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 35% have a degree. Planès has a median age of 41 years.

41median age
PlanèsPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma6%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Planès
PlanèsPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–2412%9.4%11%
25–4429%21%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+16%28%22%
No diploma6.3%19%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat27%20%18%
Higher education35%27%30%
Full pagePlanès’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages41 median age · 16% are 65 or overHouseholds30 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad5.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Planès?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Planès keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Planès is Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected
Full pagePlanès’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Planès?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Planès, 9.1%, runs below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns

At the census, 13.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and near compared French towns (13.4%).

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Planès, 0.4 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pagePlanès’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here0.4 per working residentGetting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Planès than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.17/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Planès recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.17/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Planès€9.17/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.97 to €12.06/m² a month)
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pagePlanès’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.17/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Four solaire de Mont-Louis and 7 more in and around Planès

Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Planès. Best known first.

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionFour solaire de Mont-Louis2.2 km northwest, in Mont-LouisFortFortEnceinte de Monts-Louis2.2 km northwest, in Mont-LouisFortFortCitadelle de Mont-Louis2.6 km northwest, in Mont-LouisMonastery or conventMonastery or conventSainte-Marie du col de la Perche3.8 km west, in La CabanasseFortFortRedoute Dagobert3.9 km northwest, in La LlagonneAttractionAttractionAventure Préhistorik900 m west, in Saint-Pierre-dels-Forcats
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Planès

12pages on Planès
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.6 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing6 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 41History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Planès has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-MerciChurch · Middle Ages
Classé
Pont Gisclard et stèle commémorativeBridge · 20th c. · in Sauto, 0.8 mi
Classé
Ensemble des remparts de la citadelleTown walls · 17th c. · in Mont-Louis, 1.6 mi
Classé
Église Saint-FructueuxChurch · 12th c. · in Llo, 4.7 mi
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci: Photo: Claudefà · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Planès

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Planès yet.

How we find them →

Planès’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pyrénées-Orientales →
PradesPradesPlanès
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Planès57—————
Prades6,14817B−C+CC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Planès

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Planès is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées catalanes. 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

Population
57 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pyrénées catalanes
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.3 km²)
INSEE code
66142

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.