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A town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, home to 1,622 people.
Saint-Jean-Lasseille’s lowest grade is for jobs & income: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.1% unemployment. At the median price of €2,614/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Aspres. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (C−).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Jean-Lasseille has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-Lasseille 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.
Saint-Jean-Lasseille has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Saint-Jean-Lasseille does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-Lasseille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Marie, in Brouilla, 2.1 mi away.
3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Jean-Lasseille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-Lasseille.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jean-Lasseille is Ch Perpignan Antenne Smur Ch Puigcerda, 7.9 mi away. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Jean-Lasseille records 101 deaths per 100 expected, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) and compared French towns (88) alike. 85 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 84: 1% above. Average lifespans in Pyrénées-Orientales: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 31% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-Lasseille | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.1% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%). At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Saint-Jean-Lasseille didn’t travel to work at all. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,500 a year per consumption unit.
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.
46 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Jean-Lasseille, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,614/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,614/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Saint-Jean-Lasseille. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-Lasseille yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Saint-Jean-Lasseille is a commune of 1,622 people in the Communauté de communes des Aspres. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-Lasseille | 1,622 | — | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Bages | 4,560 | 2.1 | C | C+ | A− | C |
| Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines | 3,059 | 3.9 | — | C | — | B |
| Ponteilla | 3,101 | 4 | — | C− | — | C |
| Pollestres | 5,548 | 4.1 | B− | C− | B− | B+ |
| Le Boulou | 5,487 | 4.4 | D | C | D | B |
| Villeneuve-de-la-Raho | 4,470 | 4.4 | C | D | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Jean-Lasseille has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 16.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,614/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-Lasseille grades C+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.