Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is a strength too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. 16% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Meyssac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Meyssac 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 Meyssac.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Meyssac, fewer than in Corrèze’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 38% of the town. 7.1% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Corrèze’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Meyssac has a median age of 57.4.
57.4median age
MeyssacCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 81 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Meyssac, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns: 74 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Corrèze: 85.6 years for women, 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 290 deaths in Meyssac from 2016 to 2025; there were 299, 3% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Meyssac is Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive, 10.7 mi away. 4 GPs practise here.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Meyssac · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
10.7 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
Renting in Meyssac costs less than in Corrèze’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.51/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,738/m², between Corrèze’s towns (€1,460/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 31 homes in Meyssac.
€1,738/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Meyssac€1,738/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,738/m²
31
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.39 to €12.23/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Midi Corrézien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Meyssac has 1.5 jobs for every resident in work
Unemployment stood at 8.5%, below Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,110 a year per consumption unit. 5.1% of Meyssac’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
700
jobs based in Meyssac, 1.5 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 69% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Meyssac: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Corrèze’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Meyssac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Meyssac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
More of the graded crimes in Meyssac were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Jobs outnumber working residents in Meyssac (700 to 500): it draws people in from around. Violence against people averaged 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.1. 7 offenses were reported in Meyssac during 2025.
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage7
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
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.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
44.3%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary 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, 44.3% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Meyssac
Is Meyssac safe?
Meyssac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Meyssac good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Meyssac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Meyssac grades A− for cost of living.
About Meyssac
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Meyssac is a commune of 1,310 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
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.
