Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 81 people, lies in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Réal isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 72% of homes.
The one thing Réal does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Réal; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
26% 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 Réal.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Réal; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Graduates make up just over a third of adults. Children under 15 make up 9.9%, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Réal | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.9% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 43% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.93/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 92% were houses. The market in Réal: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Réal has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Romain: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Réal yet.
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Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Réal is a commune of 81 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 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.