Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Collonges-la-Rouge has none. 41% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
What makes Collonges-la-Rouge stand out
The 2 things Collonges-la-Rouge does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Collonges-la-Rouge.
Who lives here
Collonges-la-Rouge has fewer young adults than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 39% of adults, above Corrèze’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 32% of residents. Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here.
54.7median age
Collonges-la-RougeCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
Collonges-la-Rouge keeps more of its old housing than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
19 of the 27 are houses and mansions. Among the classé monuments in Collonges-la-Rouge is Église Saint-Pierre ou Saint-Sauveur. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. The town has 27 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 8 classé, the highest protection, and 18 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Collonges-la-Rouge, 6.0%, runs below Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income is €26,640 a year per consumption unit. 150 jobs are based in Collonges-la-Rouge, for 200 working residents (0.9 per worker). At the census, 9.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Corrèze’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Collonges-la-Rouge, 0.9 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église Saint-Pierre ou Saint-Sauveur: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enceinte fortifiée de la ville: Photo: PMRMaeyaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien tribunal de la Chatellerie: Photo: Pradigue · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Benge: Photo: Pradigue · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Collonges-la-Rouge
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Collonges-la-Rouge as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Collonges-la-Rouge
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Collonges-la-Rouge is a commune of 478 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.
