Malemort grades A− overall: better than 83% of compared French towns, and #2 of 11 in Corrèze. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 2.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.4 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,756/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Brive. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 Malemort 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 Malemort.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Malemort’s ages would predict, 70 per 100 expected, under Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Malemort is below both Corrèze’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 807 residents of Malemort died, against 1,054 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Malemort · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
2.1 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Malemort: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). 2.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Malemort runs lower than in 79% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 121 offenses in the graded categories in Malemort in 2025. Violence against people ran at 7.4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 8.3 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 1.1% of the index here.
7.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence41
Criminal damage30
Burglary19
Theft from vehicles11
Other physical violence10
Sexual violence10
Fraud55
Theft without violence41
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.
7.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
121
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.1%
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
Who lives here
Malemort skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns
In the comparison, Malemort comes above both Corrèze’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.4% of the town.
51.1median age
MalemortCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Malemort gets a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,756/m², comes from 331 sales of houses and apartments in Malemort from July 2023 to June 2026. In Malemort, houses go for €1,814/m² and apartments for €1,595/m². The estimated advertised rent is €11.19/m² a month, above Corrèze’s towns (€10.24/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,756/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Malemort€1,756/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,814/m²
221
Apartments
€1,595/m²
110
€11.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.85 to €14.15/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.97/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
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Malemort has 1.1 jobs for every resident in work
7.8% of Malemort’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 89% drove.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,750
jobs based in Malemort, 1.1 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 54% of compared French towns
Église Saint-Sanctin ou Saint-Xantin: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · "Ancien castrum de Malemort dit " domaine de Montemart "": Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Breniges: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Malemort
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Malemort as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Malemort
Is Malemort safe?
It grades A− for safety, #6 of 11 in Corrèze. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Malemort good?
They grade C−, better than 25% of compared French towns and #9 of 12 in Corrèze. The lycée stands out: 99% of 338 candidates passed the bac at Lycée d'Arsonval in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Malemort expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,756/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Malemort grades B for cost of living.
About Malemort
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Malemort is a commune of 8,239 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.
