Sournia is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 32% of its housing. A third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Sournia stand out
The 2 things Sournia does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sournia.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Sournia than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.1% of residents, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 33% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 16% of adults.
55.1median age
SourniaPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma40%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%
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
Old homes shape Sournia: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 3 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Sournia is Ancienne église Sainte-Félicité. The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More commuters in Sournia walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 47.8%
The unemployment rate comes to 9.7%. The median disposable income was €22,070 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Sournia number 300, against 200 residents in work (1.7 per worker).
48%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving45%
On foot44%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
300
jobs based in Sournia, 1.7 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Sournia costs less than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.49/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 90% of sales, apartments for the rest. 20 houses and apartments changed hands in Sournia from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.38/m² a month.
€8.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Sournia€8.49/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€8.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.90 to €10.45/m² a month)
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sournia
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Sournia is a commune of 478 people in the Communauté de communes Agly Fenouillèdes. 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
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.
