French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sahorre out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for two in five homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Sahorre stand out
The 2 things Sahorre does most differently from other towns.
Tour de Goa: Photo: Acoma · Public domain · église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sahorre.
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Sahorre, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
47.6median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Sahorre by age and the one in the middle is 47.6.
SahorrePyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
History
Sahorre keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Sahorre is église Saint-Étienne. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sahorre counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Sahorre than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,050 a year per consumption unit
11%walk, cycle or take transit
Sahorre holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Unemployment runs at 14.5%. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Sahorre went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Sahorre, 0.5 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Sahorre is a commune of 401 people in the Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó. 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
401 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.8 sq mi (15.1 km²)
INSEE code
66166
Sahorre’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
