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TaurinyaPyrénées-Orientales

A town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, home to 328 people.

Is Taurinya a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Taurinya has none. 31% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Taurinya stand out

The one thing Taurinya does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Fructueux
Église Saint-Fructueux · Classé · Photo: Claudefà · CC BY-SA 4.0
Taurinya’s story

Taurinya in pictures

Taurinya has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1963First protected: Église Saint-Fructueux
  • 1983Most recently protected: Tour de Cours
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Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Valentin de Corts and 13 more in and around Taurinya

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Taurinya. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taurinya.

History

Taurinya keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Taurinya is Église Saint-Fructueux. This Pyrénées-Orientales town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Taurinya is a graduates’ town: 35% hold a degree, more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 16%, close to Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents.

47.4median age
TaurinyaPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Taurinya
TaurinyaPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–248.2%9.4%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+24%28%22%
No diploma14%19%19%
CAP or BEP21%27%26%
Baccalauréat24%20%18%
Higher education35%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Incomes in Taurinya run lower than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: a median €22,960 a year per consumption unit

Taurinya has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stood at 11.9%, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.1% of working residents in Taurinya to work at the census.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot9%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Taurinya, 0.3 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 2.8 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.5 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Taurinya90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Gustave VioletNearest collègeCollègeCollège14690%+3 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Taurinya costs less than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.96/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Taurinya.

€9.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Taurinya€9.96/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€9.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.87 to €12.61/m² a month)
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Taurinya

13pages on Taurinya

Landmarks

Taurinya has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Tour de Cours: Photo: Primoc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Fructueux: Photo: Claudefà · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Taurinya

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Taurinya yet.

How we find them →

Taurinya’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pyrénées-Orientales →
PradesIlle-sur-TêtArles-sur-TechAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaMillasThuirPradesIlle-sur-TêtArles-sur-TechAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaMillasThuirTaurinya
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Taurinya328—————
Prades6,1482.6B−C+CC
Ille-sur-Têt5,55612B−B−BD
Arles-sur-Tech2,81513DC+B−D−
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda3,52914DC+DC−
Millas4,41716DC+CD
Thuir8,24317C+CCC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Taurinya

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Taurinya is a commune of 328 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

Population
328 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km²)
INSEE code
66204

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.