Meymac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 1 job per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 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.
Each subject compares Meymac 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 Meymac.
HousingCost of living A
A home in Meymac sells for €1,248/m², less than in Corrèze’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.19/m² a month, lower than both Corrèze’s towns (€10.24/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €6.49/m² a month. Sales in Meymac from July 2023 to June 2026: 82 houses and apartments.
€1,248/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Meymac€1,248/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,261/m²
81
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.07 to €13.92/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,110
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Meymac sits below 77% of compared French towns
All told, Meymac had 36 recorded offenses in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.1 violent offenses and 11.8 graded property crimes a year. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage21
Burglary8
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud16
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.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
36
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
16.7%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 16.7% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.2 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Meymac’s ages would predict, 80 per 100 expected, under Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Corrèze live to 85.6 on average and men to 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 350 deaths in Meymac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 341: 3% above. The nearest emergency department to Meymac is Centre hospitalier D Ussel, 8.1 mi away.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Meymac · 0 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Ussel
8.1 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
A young town: 15% of people in Meymac are 15 to 24, more than in Corrèze’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 14%, near Corrèze’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. Ages in Meymac split evenly at 45: half are older, half younger.
45median age
MeymacCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Meymac keeps more of its old housing than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Meymac is Église abbatiale Saint-André et Saint-Léger. On the Culture ministry’s list, Meymac counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Meymac run lower than in Corrèze’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €22,860 a year per consumption unit
Jobs based in Meymac number 900, against 900 residents in work (1 per worker). 6.4% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot11%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
900
jobs based in Meymac, 1 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Meymac
Is Meymac safe?
It grades A− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Meymac good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Meymac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Meymac grades A for cost of living.
About Meymac
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Meymac is a commune of 2,389 people in the Communauté de communes Haute-Corrèze Communauté. 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.
