Égletons grades B+ overall: better than 66% of compared French towns, and #8 of 11 in Corrèze. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Égletons 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 Égletons.
HousingCost of living A−
Buying in Égletons costs less than in Corrèze’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,027/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Égletons, that is below both Corrèze’s towns (€1,460/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Égletons is the second cheapest of the 13 towns in Corrèze, at €1,027/m². A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes de Ventadour - Egletons - Monédières.
€1,027/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Égletons€1,027/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,279/m²
82
€10.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.69 to €15.32/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Ventadour - Egletons - Monédières
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Égletons runs lower than in 78% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 50 offenses in the graded categories in Égletons in 2025. Violence against people ran at 9.4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 6.4 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 6.1% of the index here.
9.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Family violence9
Other physical violence8
Sexual violence8
Burglary7
Fraud28
Theft without violence21
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
50
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Égletons is 16.1 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
7 GPs practise in Égletons. After the care-home adjustment, Égletons’ deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Corrèze’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Égletons · 9.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Ussel
16.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Ussel
85.6 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Corrèze, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Égletons run lower than in Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,560 a year per consumption unit
Égletons sits below both Corrèze’s towns (€24,150) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Égletons has 2,850 jobs for 1,650 working residents, 1.7 per worker.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot9%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
2,850
jobs based in Égletons, 1.7 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Égletons
Is Égletons safe?
It grades A− for safety, #7 of 11 in Corrèze. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Égletons good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #6 of 12 in Corrèze. 92% of 77 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pierre Caraminot in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Égletons expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.13/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Égletons grades A− for cost of living.
About Égletons
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Égletons is a commune of 4,341 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
4,341 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Ventadour - Egletons - Monédières
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.
