Is Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is nearly a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability (D−): just over a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes 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 Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes 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 Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes works less well than 99% of compared French towns
Jobs based in Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes number 150, against 500 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 7.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,740 a year.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes, 0.3 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes keeps more of its old housing than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes, above Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.7% of the town. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town. Ages in Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes split evenly at 44.4: half are older, half younger.
44.4median age
Saint-Germain-les-VergnesCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes run higher than in 50% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
107 deaths in Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 122: 12% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes is Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze, 7 mi away. Life expectancy in Corrèze: 85.6 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze
7 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes
Is Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes safe?
Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes is a commune of 1,153 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
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.