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It is a town of 1,330 residents in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,659/m² costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Tulle Agglo. Getting around depends on the car: 6% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Mexant 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.
The 2 things Saint-Mexant does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Mexant 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.
Saint-Mexant has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Mexant as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Marcel, in Lagraulière, 4.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mexant.
Households’ median disposable income: €27,930 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Corrèze’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 6.0%. 100 jobs are based in Saint-Mexant, for 600 working residents (0.2 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 104 residents of Saint-Mexant died, against 148 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% fewer. Life expectancy in Corrèze: 85.6 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There is one general practitioner here.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.76/m² a month, about level with Corrèze’s towns (€10.24/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,659/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Mexant from July 2023 to June 2026. Also worth knowing: among the homes sold, 97% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,658/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
16% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Corrèze’s towns (14%). People aged 15 to 24 are 9% of the population. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mexant | Corrèze median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Saint-Mexant is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Mexant as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Saint-Mexant has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,659/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Mexant grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Mexant is a commune of 1,330 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
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 November 4, 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.