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Home to 430 people, this town lies in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Saint-Julien-aux-Bois: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 29% of homes. It skews older: 43% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Julien-aux-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Julien-aux-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de l'ancienne église, in Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle, 4.9 mi away.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Julien-aux-Bois.
The 15-to-24 age group: 3.1%, below Corrèze’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 18% of adults hold a degree. Typical age in Saint-Julien-aux-Bois: 62.3, the median.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Saint-Julien-aux-Bois | Corrèze median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.5% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.1% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 11.4% are unemployed. Saint-Julien-aux-Bois holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. A tenth of Saint-Julien-aux-Bois’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.78/m² a month. Saint-Julien-aux-Bois recorded 21 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Julien-aux-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Julien-aux-Bois.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-aux-Bois | 430 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne | 2,881 | 9.8 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Mauriac Cantal | 3,449 | 11 | A | A+ | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Julien-aux-Bois is a commune of 430 people in the Communauté de communes Xaintrie Val'Dordogne. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 November 9, 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.