At under 1,000 residents, Moustier-Ventadour is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Moustier-Ventadour stand out
The 2 things Moustier-Ventadour does most differently from other towns.
Ruines du château de Ventadour · Classé · Photo: Babsy · CC BY 3.0
Moustier-Ventadour’s story
Moustier-Ventadour in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Moustier-Ventadour: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1840First protected: Ruines du château de Ventadour
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moustier-Ventadour.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Moustier-Ventadour than in Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above both Corrèze’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Moustier-Ventadour has a median age of 54.6.
54.6median age
Moustier-VentadourCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Moustier-Ventadour: 23% 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 2 historic monuments in Moustier-Ventadour: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Ruines du château de Ventadour. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Moustier-Ventadour are out of work than in Corrèze’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.7%
The median disposable income was €26,230 a year per consumption unit, above Corrèze’s towns (€24,150) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Moustier-Ventadour, for 200 working residents (0.2 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.6% of commuters got to work without a car.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Moustier-Ventadour, 0.2 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Moustier-Ventadour: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Moustier-Ventadour
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Moustier-Ventadour is a commune of 405 people in the Communauté de communes de Ventadour - Egletons - Monédières. 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
405 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Ventadour - Egletons - Monédières
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.
