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Some 131 people live in this town, in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Sylvain falls below the line for grades. 35% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up two in five residents.
The 2 things Saint-Sylvain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Sylvain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Amant, in Saint-Chamant, 3.5 mi away.
64% 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-Sylvain.
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above both Corrèze’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Saint-Sylvain in two is 60.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Sylvain | Corrèze median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.2% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.4% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,890 a year per consumption unit, in line with Corrèze’s towns (€24,150) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 8.5% of working residents in Saint-Sylvain didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The market in Saint-Sylvain: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.39/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Sylvain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Sylvain yet.
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-Sylvain | 131 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne | 2,881 | 6 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Tulle | 13,401 | 8.4 | B− | A+ | C− | B− |
| Malemort | 8,239 | 15 | A− | B | A− | A |
| Cosnac | 3,044 | 15 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde | 47,095 | 17 | C+ | B | C | B |
| Donzenac | 2,733 | 18 | — | A− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Sylvain is a commune of 131 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 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.