Health is its strong suit: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability — 26% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median sale price is €2,000/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Cosnac has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cosnac 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 Cosnac.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Cosnac run higher than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns: a median €29,110 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 6.3%, below Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 350 jobs are based in Cosnac, for 1,250 working residents (0.3 per worker). No commute at all: 2.5% of working residents locally at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Cosnac, 0.3 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 6% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Cosnac loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 79 per 100 expected, below Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. From 2016 to 2025, 337 residents of Cosnac died, against 332 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. For a family doctor, residents of Cosnac can choose among 2 GPs.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Cosnac · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
3.3 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Corrèze costs more to buy into than Cosnac, at €2,000/m², the highest of 13. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.76/m² a month, about level with Corrèze’s towns (€10.24/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €9.49/m² a month.
€2,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cosnac€2,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,075/m²
59
€9.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.94 to €12.01/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Brive
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
87.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Cosnac, 98.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Corrèze’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #4 of 12 in Corrèze. The closest collège is 1.6 mi off.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Cosnac has fewer young adults than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. 27% of residents are 65 or over, near Corrèze’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 33% have a degree.
50.8median age
CosnacCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cosnac
Is Cosnac safe?
Cosnac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.6 recorded violent incidents and 1.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Cosnac good?
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #4 of 12 in Corrèze. 97% of 38 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Bahuet in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cosnac expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cosnac grades B+ for cost of living.
About Cosnac
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cosnac is a commune of 3,044 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.
