Toulouges grades B− overall: better than 50% of compared French towns, and #8 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Toulouges with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Toulouges.
HousingCost of living C−
The median sale price of homes in Toulouges is €2,349/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 228 sales of houses and apartments in Toulouges from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,444/m² for the median of compared towns in Pyrénées-Orientales.
€2,349/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Toulouges€2,349/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,407/m²
208
€12.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.20 to €14.17/m² a month)
7.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,520
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Toulouges works better than 81% of compared French towns
At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). 13.0% of the labour force are out of work. Toulouges has 2,300 jobs for 3,000 working residents, 0.8 per worker.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
2,300
jobs based in Toulouges, 0.8 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Toulouges’ ages would predict, 79 per 100 expected, under Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Toulouges below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 676 residents of Toulouges died, against 768 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Toulouges · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Pierre
4.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Mediterranee Ex Cl Notre Dame D Esperance
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Orientales, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Toulouges: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). 3.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 24% are 65 or over, against 9.4% and 28% in the median compared commune of Pyrénées-Orientales. 33% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Pyrénées-Orientales 27%, France 30%).
45.9median age
ToulougesPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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
Safety
Toulouges has less crime per resident than 50% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 156 offenses in the graded categories in Toulouges in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here.
5.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage67
Burglary27
Family violence22
Vehicle theft12
Other physical violence10
Theft from vehicles10
Sexual violence8
Fraud61
Theft without violence25
Drug use5
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
156
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Toulouges
Is Toulouges safe?
It grades B− for safety, #14 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 67 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Toulouges good?
They grade B, better than 65% of compared French towns and #15 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. The lycée stands out: 99% of 355 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Notre-Dame du Bon Secours in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Toulouges expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.02/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Toulouges grades C− for cost of living.
About Toulouges
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Toulouges is a commune of 7,450 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.
