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PortaPyrénées-Orientales

It is a town of 94 residents in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.66

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 Porta a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Porta falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 71% of homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

What makes Porta stand out

The 2 things Porta does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 55. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Restes de l'ancien château féodal de Carol · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Porta’s story

Porta in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Porta, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1927First protected: Restes de l'ancien château féodal de Carol
1984Most recently protected: Viaduc sur le Carol

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Porta.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Porta than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 9.5% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6% of residents. The age that splits Porta in two is 55.

55median age

PortaPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Pyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

30%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat26%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

40% women, 60% men

About 68 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Porta
	Porta	Pyrénées-Orientales median	France median
Under 15	9.5%	16%	17%
15–24	6%	9.4%	11%
25–44	23%	21%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	30%	28%	22%
No diploma	11%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	26%	20%	18%
Higher education	25%	27%	30%

Full pagePorta’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages55 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households50 households · 1.7 people per household Born abroad14% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Porta?”

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

History

Porta keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Porta, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

10th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

Full pagePorta’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Porta?”

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

Work & commute

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

Jobs located in Porta: 100, for 50 residents in work (2.3 each). At the census, 5.0% of working residents in Porta didn’t travel to work at all. 12.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot7%

Public transport3%

Bicycle3%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Porta, 2.3 per working resident

9.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pagePorta’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 2.3 per working resident Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Porta is €11.66/m² a month

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

Sales in Porta from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments. Houses accounted for 81% of sales, apartments for the rest.

€11.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Porta€11.66/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²

€11.66/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.52 to €15.96/m² a month)

€8.58/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePorta’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.66/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Porta

12pages on Porta

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 28.2 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing16 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Porta, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Viaduc sur le CarolBridge · 20th c.

Restes de l'ancien château féodal de CarolCastle · Middle Ages

Photo credits

Restes de l'ancien château féodal de Carol: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Porta

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

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About Porta

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Porta is a commune of 94 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Cerdagne. 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: 94 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Pyrénées Cerdagne
Département: Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 25.3 sq mi (65.4 km²)
INSEE code: 66146

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 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.