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NavesCorrèze

A town of 2,281 in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Naves a good place to live?

Naves has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 34% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,203/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Tulle Agglo.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Naves stand out

The 3 things Naves does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Naves grades

Each subject compares Naves 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.

How grading works

Jobs & income5.3% unemploymentAOpen →Cost of livingAOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French townsAOpen →WalkabilityCOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Ruines gallo-romaines de Tintignac
Ruines gallo-romaines de Tintignac · Classé · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Naves’ story

Naves in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Naves: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

Élie Vidalin, born in 1876, is the one person born in Naves before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1840First protected: Ruines gallo-romaines de Tintignac
  • 1993Most recently protected: Château de Bach
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Naves.

HousingCost of living A

Naves gets an A for cost of living

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

The median sale price was €1,203/m², close to Corrèze’s towns (€1,460/m²) and below compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€1,203/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Naves€1,203/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,369/m²48
€10.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.27/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Tulle Agglo

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth A

Allowing for age and care homes, Naves sees fewer deaths than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 74 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Naves sits below both Corrèze’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 308 residents of Naves died, against 284 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw108
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Naves · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze
3.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze
85.6 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Corrèze, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

An older town: 32% of people in Naves are 65 or over, more than in Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Naves above both Corrèze’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.3% of the population.

52.8median age
NavesCorrèze medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 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.

Ages and diplomas in Naves
NavesCorrèze medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–248.3%9.6%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+32%27%22%
No diploma12%19%19%
CAP or BEP26%28%26%
Baccalauréat24%20%18%
Higher education31%26%30%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Fewer people in Naves are out of work than in Corrèze’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.3%

On this, Naves is below both Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €27,460 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
800
jobs based in Naves, 0.9 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 32% of compared French towns

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

History

4 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity

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

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Naves: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

Antiquity
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected

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

Safety

Naves has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Police and gendarmerie recorded 13 offenses in the graded categories in Naves in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft 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, 31.7% of the index here.

2.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Burglary8
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0
Fraud11

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.

2.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
31.7%
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

Nearby attractions

Château de Bach and 2 more in and around Naves

Museums and heritage in and near Naves. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Naves

14pages on Naves

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Naves: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine publique: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruines gallo-romaines de Tintignac: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Naves

One notable person was born in Naves.

Their page →

Naves’ 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 →
TulleUzercheDonzenacMalemortAllassacUssacTulleUzercheDonzenacMalemortAllassacUssacNaves
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Naves2,281——A—A
Tulle13,4013.4B−A+C−B−
Uzerche2,81412A−ADB
Donzenac2,73313—A−—B
Malemort8,23913A−BA−A
Allassac4,08115B−A−A+C
Ussac4,32215A−B−A+B+

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

Questions about Naves

Is Naves safe?

Naves has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.

Is Naves expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.01/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Naves grades A for cost of living.

About Naves

Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Naves is a commune of 2,281 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Tulle Agglo. 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
2,281 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Tulle Agglo
Département
Corrèze (19)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
14.1 sq mi (36.4 km²)
INSEE code
19146

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.