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.
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
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
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
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
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.