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DarnetsCorrèze

A town of 303 in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

303

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.87

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,520

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Darnets a good place to live?

Darnets is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Darnets stand out

The one thing Darnets does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

22% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Maurice, et croix du cimetière · Classé · Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

Darnets’ story

Darnets in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Darnets: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1923.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1923First protected: Église Saint-Maurice, et croix du cimetière
1969Most recently protected: Château du Lieuteret

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Darnets.

Who lives here

Darnets has fewer young adults than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Darnets comes below both Corrèze’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 22% of adults.

54.6median age

DarnetsCorrèze medianFrance median

Corrèze medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP37%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education22%

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%.

Ages and diplomas in Darnets
	Darnets	Corrèze median	France median
Under 15	11%	14%	17%
15–24	5.2%	9.6%	11%
25–44	17%	21%	23%
45–64	41%	26%	26%
65+	26%	27%	22%
No diploma	15%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	37%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	20%	18%
Higher education	22%	26%	30%

Full pageDarnets’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.6 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households160 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad2.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Darnets?”

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

History

Darnets keeps more of its old housing than Corrèze or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Darnets, that is above both Corrèze’s towns (6.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Darnets: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Darnets is Église Saint-Maurice, et croix du cimetière.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Maurice, et croix du cimetière 12th & 15th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1923

first monument protected

Full pageDarnets’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Darnets?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Darnets walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 2.1%

Darnets sits below both Corrèze’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Darnets has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%

On foot2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Darnets, 0.1 per working resident

9.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,520

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageDarnets’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Median income€25,520 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

92% of candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pierre Caraminot, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

92%passed the bac (general and technological)

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Darnets93.7%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Lycée polyvalent Pierre CaraminotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	77	92%−4 pts

92%

passed the general and technological bac, −4 pts against the expected rate

96%

passed the vocational bac, +11 pts against the expected rate

3.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageDarnets’ schools pageOpen the page

Lycées93.7% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Darnets than in Corrèze’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.87/m² a month

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

That puts Darnets below both Corrèze’s towns (€10.24/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Darnets€8.87/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Corrèze median€10.24/m²

€8.87/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.00 to €11.24/m² a month)

€6.49/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageDarnets’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.87/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Darnets

13pages on Darnets

The big questions

Schools0 collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.1 mi away Housing10 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.6 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Darnets: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Croix de cheminCross · Middle Ages

Inscrit

Château du LieuteretChâteau · 15th–17th c.

Photo credits

Croix de chemin: Photo: A1AA1A · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Darnets

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Darnets as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Darnets’ neighbors

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

All towns in Corrèze →

ÉgletonsUsselMauriacDarnets

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Darnets	303	—	—	—	—	—
Égletons	4,341	3.2	B⁺	A⁻	A⁻	C
Ussel	9,187	13	B⁺	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻
Mauriac Cantal	3,449	18	A	A⁺	C	B⁻

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

About Darnets

Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Darnets is a commune of 303 people in the Communauté de communes de Ventadour - Egletons - Monédières. 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: 303 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Ventadour - Egletons - Monédières
Département: Corrèze (19)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 9.9 sq mi (25.8 km²)
INSEE code: 19070

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.