Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 1 job per working resident; 14.6% unemployment. At the median price of €1,175/m², a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Haut Vallespir. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 68% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Église Saint-Juste-et-Sainte-Ruffine · Classé · Photo: El Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste’s story
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2003.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.1% of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, fewer than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
That puts Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 37% of the town.
58.7median age
Prats-de-Mollo-la-PrestePyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Incomes in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste run lower than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: a median €20,180 a year per consumption unit
On this, Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste is below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 14.6%. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste has 350 jobs for 350 working residents, 1 per worker.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
On foot18%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, 1 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste records 100 deaths per 100 expected, above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 285 residents of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste died, against 212 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 34% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw134
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Michel
29.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Mediterranee Ex Cl Notre Dame D Esperance
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Orientales, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More protected monuments for its size in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste than in Pyrénées-Orientales or compared French towns: 73 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste comes above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (2.3) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2003. The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.96/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, that is below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€11.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,175/m², comes from 84 sales of houses and apartments in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste from July 2023 to June 2026. In Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, houses go for €1,498/m² and apartments for €1,124/m².
€1,175/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste€1,175/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,498/m²
36
Apartments
€1,124/m²
48
€9.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.87 to €12.61/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€20,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Haut Vallespir
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Fort Lagarde: Photo: Fabricio Cardenas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Porte d'Espagne: Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle Sainte-Marguerite et Hospice Sainte-Marie ou Notre-Dame du col d'Ares: Photo: Jordiipa · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste
6 notable people were born in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste
Is Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste safe?
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 12.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,175/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste grades B for cost of living.
About Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste is a commune of 1,099 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Vallespir. 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
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.
