People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, near Corrèze’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. Among adults, 36% have a degree.

51.8median age

LigneyracCorrèze medianFrance median

Corrèze medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ligneyrac
	Ligneyrac	Corrèze median	France median
Under 15	13%	14%	17%
15–24	5.9%	9.6%	11%
25–44	20%	21%	23%
45–64	34%	26%	26%
65+	27%	27%	22%
No diploma	21%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	20%	18%
Higher education	36%	26%	30%

Full pageLigneyrac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.8 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Ligneyrac?”

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

History

Ligneyrac keeps more of its old housing than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

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

Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2013. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

12th c.

oldest protected part

1965

first monument protected

2013

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

32%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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Age of homes32% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Ligneyrac?”

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

Work & commute

Ligneyrac has lower unemployment than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 2.6%

7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Corrèze’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Ligneyrac holds 100 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,050 a year.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

Public transport4%

On foot3%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Ligneyrac, 0.7 per working resident

2.6%

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

€24,050

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,050 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 2.9 mi away. General-bac pupils go 8.8 mi to the nearest lycée.

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ligneyrac89.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Léon DautrementNearest collègeCollège	Collège	45	89%−3 pts

89.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate

2.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageLigneyrac’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges89.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ligneyrac than in Corrèze’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.67/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.05/m² a month. Sales in Ligneyrac from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.

€9.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ligneyrac€9.67/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Corrèze median€10.24/m²

€9.67/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.66 to €12.21/m² a month)

€8.05/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLigneyrac’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.67/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 Ligneyrac

13pages on Ligneyrac

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.3 mi away Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.8 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ligneyrac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte et oradourChurch · 12th–15th c.

Château de la RueChâteau · 16th & 17th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte et oradour: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de la Rue: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Ligneyrac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ligneyrac yet.

How we find them →

Ligneyrac’s 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 →

CosnacMalemortBrive-la-GaillardeSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheUssacSouillacLigneyrac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ligneyrac	290	—	—	—	—	—
Cosnac	3,044	6.3	—	B⁺	—	B⁺
Malemort	8,239	8.6	A⁻	B	A⁻	A
Brive-la-Gaillarde	47,095	8.7	C⁺	B	C	B
Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche	5,091	11	A⁻	B⁻	A	B⁺
Ussac	4,322	11	A⁻	B⁻	A⁺	B⁺
Souillac Lot	3,192	13	B⁺	A	D	C⁺

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

About Ligneyrac

Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ligneyrac is a commune of 290 people in the Communauté de communes Midi Corrézien. 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: 290 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Midi Corrézien
Département: Corrèze (19)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code: 19115

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.