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A town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, home to 42 people.
Tarerach has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 33% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 43% of residents.
The 2 things Tarerach does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Tarerach; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tarerach.
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up 43% of the town. Degrees are held by 21% of adults.
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Tarerach | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.8% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Tarerach; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
16.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Tarerach. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.97/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Tarerach. Best known first.
Tarerach has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-André: Photo: Meria z Geoian · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tarerach yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarerach | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,556 | 6.1 | B− | B− | B | D |
| Prades | 6,148 | 6.4 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Millas | 4,417 | 9.7 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 2,950 | 12 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Thuir | 8,243 | 13 | C+ | C | C | C |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 4,129 | 14 | D | C− | A | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Tarerach is a commune of 42 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 4, 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.