Some subjects shine; others lag. Its lowest grade is for schools: bac results 2.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.6 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,870/m² takes 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Brive. Walkability is its strong suit (A): 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, better than 44% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Brive-la-Gaillarde 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 Brive-la-Gaillarde.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Getting about on foot is easier in Brive-la-Gaillarde than in 91% of compared French towns
Per resident in work, Brive-la-Gaillarde counts 1.7 jobs (30,350 jobs, 18,050 workers). 12.7% of the labour force were unemployed, above Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €24,090 a year per consumption unit.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot12%
Public transport5%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
30,350
jobs based in Brive-la-Gaillarde, 1.7 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Brive-la-Gaillarde do less well than those of 71% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 79% of 324 candidates passed at the 4 vocational lycées within 5 km. Near Brive-la-Gaillarde, 91.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Corrèze’s towns (92.6%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #7 of 12 in Corrèze.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
More crime per resident in Brive-la-Gaillarde than in 69% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Brive-la-Gaillarde, criminal damage came up most often (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 10.9 violent offenses and 15.1 graded property crimes a year. The 2025 count: 1,186 offenses locally.
10.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage443
Other physical violence208
Family violence207
Burglary107
Sexual violence103
Theft from vehicles75
Vehicle theft43
Theft without violence502
Drug use281
Fraud266
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.
10.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,186
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
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · 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. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Brive-la-Gaillarde skews young, with 13% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
Under 15: 14% of residents. 28% of residents are 65 or over, near Corrèze’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 29% have a degree.
46.7median age
Brive-la-GaillardeCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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
History
20 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2014
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.4% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Brive-la-Gaillarde is Église Saint-Martin. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 14 of 20. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than expected: Brive-la-Gaillarde is below 59% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its six care homes for older people (489 places) count their residents as Brive-la-Gaillarde’s; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. 5,698 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 6,255: 9% below. Life expectancy at birth in Corrèze is 85.6 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Corrèze town has 43 family doctors.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
43
GPs in Brive-la-Gaillarde · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
0.9 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
The middle sale price in Brive-la-Gaillarde: €1,870/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €1,916/m² in Brive-la-Gaillarde, apartments for €1,824/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.26/m² a month, above Corrèze’s towns (€10.24/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market locally: 2,256 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,870/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brive-la-Gaillarde€1,870/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,916/m²
1,120
Apartments
€1,824/m²
1,136
€11.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.91 to €14.24/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Brive
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Le grand Cricri · CC BY-SA 3.0 · hôtel Labenche devenu séminaire (aujourd'hui, musée d'art et d'histoire): Photo: Olivier2000 · Public domain · Ancien Collège des Doctrinaires ou ancien collège de jeunes filles: Photo: Olivier2000 · Public domain · Maison à tourelle ou tour des Echevins: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Brive-la-Gaillarde
97 notable people were born in Brive-la-Gaillarde.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brive-la-Gaillarde
Is Brive-la-Gaillarde safe?
It grades C for safety, #9 of 11 in Corrèze. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 107 burglaries and 443 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brive-la-Gaillarde good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #7 of 12 in Corrèze. 97% of 237 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Georges Cabanis in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Brive-la-Gaillarde expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Brive-la-Gaillarde grades B for cost of living.
About Brive-la-Gaillarde
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Brive-la-Gaillarde is a commune of 47,095 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Brive. 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.
