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2,311 residents make their home in this town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts’s schools beat most (B): bac results 2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. Health is a weak point (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 37% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 13.1% unemployment. At €2,412/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Vallespir. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts 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-Pla-de-Corts 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-Pla-de-Corts has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Saint-Martin-del-Fenouillar, in Maureillas-las-Illas, 1.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts 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-Pla-de-Corts.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Pyrénées-Orientales live to 85.5 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 247 deaths in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts from 2016 to 2025; there were 478, 94% more. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts can choose among 2 GPs.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
29% of residents are 65 or over, near Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts: 51.1, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,412/m², comes from 86 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 90% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,514/m² | 77 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts is 91.1%, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 78 candidates. Collège pupils travel 2.5 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean AmadeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 199 | 94%+6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Déodat de SéveracNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 185 | 95%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
For 2025, the figures show 34 offenses in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 5.2 violent offenses and 13.8 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft 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, 22.9% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
13.1% of the labour force were unemployed, between Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,870 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des instruments de Céret4.5 km southwest, in Céret
ChurchChapelle Saint-Martin de Fenollar2.5 km east, in Maureillas-las-Illas
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne de Céret4.5 km southwest, in Céret
Art galleryMaison du Patrimoine Françoise-Claustre4.5 km southwest, in CéretAttractionAttractionPont du Diable4.2 km southwest, in CéretPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts is a commune of 2,311 people in the Communauté de communes du Vallespir. 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-Pla-de-Corts | 2,311 | — | — | C | B | D− |
| Maureillas-las-Illas | 3,006 | 1.7 | — | C | — | A− |
| Le Boulou | 5,487 | 2.3 | D | C | D | B |
| Céret | 7,521 | 2.7 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,529 | 6.4 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines | 3,059 | 7 | — | C | — | B |
| Ponteilla | 3,101 | 8.1 | — | C− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns. 95% of 185 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Déodat de Séverac in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,412/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts 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.