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Home to 181 people, this town lies in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Gros-Chastang is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 47% of its housing. Nearly half of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Gros-Chastang does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gros-Chastang as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix couverte de l'ancien cimetière, in Bassignac-le-Haut, 3.2 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gros-Chastang.
Over-65s are nearly half of the population. 9.4% are under 15, lower than both Corrèze’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Gros-Chastang by age and the one in the middle is 63.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Gros-Chastang | Corrèze median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 49% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €21,890 a year per consumption unit, below both Corrèze’s towns (€24,150) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.6% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Gros-Chastang: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Gros-Chastang. Best known first.
Nothing in Gros-Chastang is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gros-Chastang yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gros-Chastang | 181 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne | 2,881 | 8.8 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Tulle | 13,401 | 12 | B− | A+ | C− | B− |
| Égletons | 4,341 | 13 | B+ | A− | A− | C |
| Mauriac Cantal | 3,449 | 16 | A | A+ | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gros-Chastang is a commune of 181 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Tulle Agglo. 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
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 November 4, 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.