Cost of living is weaker too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B): nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at D, better than just over a tenth of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #26 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-André 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-André.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Saint-André: 36% are 65 or over, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.9% of the town, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 22% have a degree.
54.5median age
Saint-AndréPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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
HousingCost of living C
The median sale price of homes in Saint-André is €2,778/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.25/m² a month, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€11.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.60/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 168 homes in Saint-André.
€2,778/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-André€2,778/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,786/m²
155
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.04 to €13.99/m² a month)
8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #36 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. At the general lycée, 95% of 210 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Saint-André are out of work than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: 17.6%
6.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €24,880 a year per consumption unit, about level with Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
650
jobs based in Saint-André, 0.6 per working resident
17.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 65% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-André sees more deaths than 63% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 482 deaths in Saint-André from 2016 to 2025; there were 446, 8% fewer. Adjusted mortality locally: 92 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Saint-André is Polyclinique Medipole Saint Roch, 9.9 mi away. At birth, a girl in Pyrénées-Orientales can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Saint-André · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Medipole Saint Roch
9.1 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-André is Église Saint-André de Sorède. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 5.1% of the total, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (5.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Saint-André is higher than in 57% of compared French towns
In 2025, 64 offenses were recorded in Saint-André. Graded property crimes ran at 16.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.3 (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
6.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage25
Family violence15
Other physical violence12
Vehicle theft12
Armed robbery0
Fraud25
Theft without violence19
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
64
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 7.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-André
Is Saint-André safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #19 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales.
Are schools in Saint-André good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #36 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-André expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-André grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-André
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Saint-André is a commune of 3,388 people in the Communauté de communes des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris. 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
3,388 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris
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.
