Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
201 people call this town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie home.
At under 1,000 residents, Targasonne is too small for the grades other French towns get. 58% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Targasonne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Targasonne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin d'Odeillo, in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, 1.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Targasonne. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Targasonne.
Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of the town. Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Targasonne | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,220 a year per consumption unit, close to Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and below compared French towns (€25,970). For its 100 residents in work, Targasonne has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Also worth knowing: 3.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.6 mi off. At the general lycée, 100% of 136 candidates passed the bac, 2 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège climatique et sportif Pierre de CoubertinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 94%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent climatique et sportif Pierre de CoubertinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 136 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 44% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Targasonne: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Targasonne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Targasonne yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Targasonne is a commune of 201 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Cerdagne. 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.