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ChamberetCorrèze

Over-65s are 38% of the population. The town has 1,433 residents and lies in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Chamberet a good place to live?

Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 11.7% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B for walkability. Just over a third of its homes are second homes.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Chamberet 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.

What makes Chamberet stand out

The 3 things Chamberet does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Chamberet grades

Each subject compares Chamberet 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.

How grading works

Chamberet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesA+Open →Jobs & income11.7% unemploymentC−Open →Walkability50% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workBOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French townsBOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Chamberet’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Chamberet’s story

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Chamberet; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1991First protected: Château de la Farge
  • 1992Most recently protected: Manoir Renaissance, autrefois presbytère
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chamberet.

HousingCost of living A+

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chamberet than in Corrèze’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.78/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

81 sales of houses and apartments in Chamberet, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,133/m².

€1,133/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Chamberet€1,133/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,133/m²81
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.98 to €10.12/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vézère-Monédières-Millesources

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Older residents shape Chamberet: 38% are 65 or over, above Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns

11% are under 15, below Corrèze’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 5.7%. Among adults, 21% have a degree.

58.1median age
ChamberetCorrèze medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 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.

Ages and diplomas in Chamberet
ChamberetCorrèze medianFrance median
Under 1511%14%17%
15–245.7%9.6%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+38%27%22%
No diploma29%19%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat16%20%18%
Higher education21%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Chamberet: 21% 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.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Chamberet; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Money is tighter in Chamberet than in Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,120 a year per consumption unit

11.7% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Chamberet went to work by public transport.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot10%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
500
jobs based in Chamberet, 1.1 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth B

Chamberet is 22 mi from the nearest emergency department

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Average lifespans in Corrèze: 85.6 years for women, 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Chamberet can choose among 2 GPs. Its care home for older people (86 places) counts its residents as Chamberet’s; allowing for it, deaths were 15% below expected. 361 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 311: 16% above.

−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw116
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Chamberet · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
22 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze
22 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze
85.6 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Corrèze, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.

Nearby attractions

Château de la Farge and 3 more in and around Chamberet

Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Chamberet. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Chamberet

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Chamberet; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Famous people from Chamberet

One notable person was born in Chamberet.

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Chamberet’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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UzercheUzercheChamberet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chamberet1,433——A+—B
Uzerche2,81413A−ADB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Chamberet

Is Chamberet safe?

Chamberet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 3.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Chamberet expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,133/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chamberet grades A+ for cost of living.

About Chamberet

Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chamberet is a commune of 1,433 people in the Communauté de communes Vézère-Monédières-Millesources. 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

Population
1,433 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vézère-Monédières-Millesources
Département
Corrèze (19)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
27.2 sq mi (70.4 km²)
INSEE code
19036

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.