Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne’s best grade is for cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy is weaker than most: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 12.6% unemployment. A quarter of homes here are second homes. The median price paid is €1,212/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne 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 Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne than in Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 8.7% are under 15
7.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Corrèze’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 43% of the population. Among adults, 23% have a degree.
60.7median age
Beaulieu-sur-DordogneCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
43%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne than in Corrèze’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.61/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.12/m² a month. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 60 homes in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.
€1,212/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne€1,212/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,245/m²
59
€9.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €11.89/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Midi Corrézien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne has higher unemployment than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 12.6%
The median disposable income was €23,380 a year per consumption unit, near Corrèze’s towns (€24,150) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 7.6% of Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot12%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
550
jobs based in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, 1.3 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne: 31% were built before 1919, more than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2014. Per 10,000 residents, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne counts 130 protected monuments, above Corrèze’s towns (7.3) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Among the classé monuments locally is Ancienne abbaye. The town has 17 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 14 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne records 91 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 87 in Corrèze’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 369 deaths in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne from 2016 to 2025; there were 531, 44% more. The nearest emergency department to Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne is Centre hospitalier Saint Cere Hop Proximite, 8.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne can choose among 4 GPs. In Corrèze, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw144
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Saint Cere Hop Proximite
19.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
85.6 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Corrèze, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne has 550 jobs for 450 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 4.3 violent offenses and 6.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
4.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft without violence6
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.
4.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
75.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 75.4% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Nearby attractions
Gabare de Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne and 4 more in and around Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. Best known first.
Ancienne abbaye: Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison devant le portail méridional de l'église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Elke Wetzig · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Porte aux armes de la ville: Photo: FrenchAvatar · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
2 notable people were born in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
Is Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne safe?
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne grades A for cost of living.
About Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne is a commune of 1,310 people in the Communauté de communes Midi Corrézien. 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.
