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2,081 residents make their home in this town in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (D): 7% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes go for a median €1,717/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Sainte-Féréole 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 Sainte-Féréole 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.
Sainte-Féréole has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Sainte-Féréole does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Féréole as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Donzenac, 3.1 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sainte-Féréole is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Féréole.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Sainte-Féréole. Life expectancy in Corrèze: 85.6 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 209 residents of Sainte-Féréole died, against 181 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
At the census, 3.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 6.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €27,510 a year per consumption unit. 300 jobs are based in Sainte-Féréole, for 1,000 working residents (0.3 per worker).
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.
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). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.49/m² a month. Also worth knowing: 52 houses and apartments changed hands in Sainte-Féréole from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,717/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Corrèze’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Under 15: 17% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Féréole | Corrèze median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sainte-Féréole. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Sainte-Féréole.
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Féréole is a commune of 2,081 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Brive. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Féréole | 2,081 | — | — | A− | — | D |
| Donzenac | 2,733 | 3 | — | A− | — | B |
| Malemort | 8,239 | 3.8 | A− | B | A− | A |
| Ussac | 4,322 | 4.4 | A− | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde | 47,095 | 5.5 | C+ | B | C | B |
| Allassac | 4,081 | 6 | B− | A− | A+ | C |
| Cosnac | 3,044 | 6.2 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Féréole has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Féréole grades A− for cost of living.
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.