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This town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie has a population of 23.
At under 1,000 residents, Railleu is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 79% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up nearly two in five residents.
The 2 things Railleu does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Railleu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-André d'Evol, in Olette, 3.8 mi away.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Railleu.
Degrees are held by 20% of adults, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. One measure of family life: 8.7% of residents are under 15. At 63.5, the median resident of Railleu sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Railleu | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.7% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 0% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 16.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.93/m² a month. Sales in Railleu from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Railleu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Railleu yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Railleu is a commune of 23 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
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.