There are no grades for Tautavel: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. Homes go for a median €1,759/m².
What makes Tautavel stand out
The 2 things Tautavel does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tautavel.
Who lives here
Few people in Tautavel are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
14% are under 15, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 27% of the population. The median resident of Tautavel is 49.7 years old.
49.7median age
TautavelPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
History
Tautavel keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Tautavel is Grotte de la Caune de l'Arago. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3. This Pyrénées-Orientales town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Tautavel has higher unemployment than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 21.0%
Tautavel has 200 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The median disposable income was €20,720 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: at the census, 6.1% of working residents in Tautavel didn’t travel to work at all.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot11%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Tautavel, 0.6 per working resident
21.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,720
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 Tautavel costs less than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.55/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 39 homes were sold in Tautavel. House rents are put at about €8.26/m² a month.
€1,759/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tautavel€1,759/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,779/m²
38
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.72 to €11.82/m² a month)
€8.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Tautavel
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Tautavel is a commune of 945 people in the Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. 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.
