Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is a strength too (A−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment. The weak point is walkability — 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes change hands at a median €1,526/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Donzenac has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Donzenac 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 Donzenac.
History
Old homes shape Donzenac: 25% 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Donzenac counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Martin. Per 10,000 residents, Donzenac counts 18 protected monuments. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Donzenac than in Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 1.8%
Median disposable income comes to €26,860 a year per consumption unit. 6.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Donzenac didn’t travel to work at all.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
950
jobs based in Donzenac, 0.8 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,860
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 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Donzenac is graded an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.10/m² a month, near Corrèze’s towns (€10.24/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.70/m² a month. Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,526/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Donzenac€1,526/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,540/m²
75
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.21 to €12.43/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.70/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
HealthHealth B
Donzenac has a lower adjusted death rate than 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Corrèze: 85.6 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 373 deaths in Donzenac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 345: 8% above. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Donzenac’s; allowing for it, deaths were 15% below expected. 4 GPs practise in the town.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Donzenac · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
4.1 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
A town of families: 18% of people in Donzenac are under 15, more than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly a third of adults hold a degree, above Corrèze’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older.
44.8median age
DonzenacCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Donzenac
Is Donzenac safe?
Donzenac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Donzenac expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Donzenac grades A− for cost of living.
About Donzenac
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Donzenac is a commune of 2,733 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.
