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Prunet-et-BelpuigPyrénées-Orientales

With 44 residents, it is a town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.21

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

22%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Prunet-et-Belpuig a good place to live?

There are no grades for Prunet-et-Belpuig: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.

What makes Prunet-et-Belpuig stand out

The 2 things Prunet-et-Belpuig does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

34% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

35% are 65 or over

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

Median age 60.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Etienne de Prunet · Classé · Photo: Joandrés · CC BY-SA 4.0

Prunet-et-Belpuig’s story

Prunet-et-Belpuig in pictures

Prunet-et-Belpuig has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1951.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1951First protected: Chapelle de la Trinité
2004Most recently protected: Église Saint-Etienne de Prunet

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prunet-et-Belpuig.

Who lives here

Prunet-et-Belpuig has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 2.3% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by half of adults, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Prunet-et-Belpuig is 60.7.

60.7median age

Prunet-et-BelpuigPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Pyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

35%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education50%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Prunet-et-Belpuig
	Prunet-et-Belpuig	Pyrénées-Orientales median	France median
Under 15	2.3%	16%	17%
15–24	2.3%	9.4%	11%
25–44	9.3%	21%	23%
45–64	51%	27%	26%
65+	35%	28%	22%
No diploma	7.1%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	20%	18%
Higher education	50%	27%	30%

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Ages60.7 median age · 35% are 65 or over Households30 households · 1.7 people per household Born abroad30% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Prunet-et-Belpuig?”

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

History

Prunet-et-Belpuig keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Prunet-et-Belpuig is Église Saint-Etienne de Prunet. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Etienne de Prunet 11th c.
Chapelle de la Trinité 12th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

1951

first monument protected

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Age of homes32% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Prunet-et-Belpuig?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Prunet-et-Belpuig, 5.3%, runs below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns

At the census, 22.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

22%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving61%

On foot22%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Prunet-et-Belpuig, 0.7 per working resident

5.3%

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

17%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.7 per working resident Getting to work22% 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 Prunet-et-Belpuig is €11.21/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.61/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Prunet-et-Belpuig.

€11.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Prunet-et-Belpuig€11.21/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²

€11.21/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €14.12/m² a month)

€8.61/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€11.21/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 Prunet-et-Belpuig

11pages on Prunet-et-Belpuig

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.2 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 60.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Prunet-et-Belpuig has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Chapelle de la TrinitéChapel · 12th c.

Église Saint-Etienne de PrunetChurch · 11th c.

Photo credits

Chapelle de la Trinité: Photo: jordi domènech · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Etienne de Prunet: Photo: Joandrés · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Prunet-et-Belpuig

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prunet-et-Belpuig yet.

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Prunet-et-Belpuig’s 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 →

Amélie-les-Bains-PalaldaArles-sur-TechIlle-sur-TêtCéretThuirMillasPrunet-et-Belpuig

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Prunet-et-Belpuig	44	—	—	—	—	—
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda	3,529	6.3	D	C⁺	D	C⁻
Arles-sur-Tech	2,815	7.1	D	C⁺	B⁻	D⁻
Ille-sur-Têt	5,556	7.5	B⁻	B⁻	B	D
Céret	7,521	8	C⁻	C⁻	C⁻	C
Thuir	8,243	8.2	C⁺	C	C	C
Millas	4,417	9.7	D	C⁺	C	D

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

About Prunet-et-Belpuig

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Prunet-et-Belpuig is a commune of 44 people in the Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent. 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: 44 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Roussillon-Conflent
Département: Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 8.4 sq mi (21.8 km²)
INSEE code: 66153

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 9, 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.