Soudaine-Lavinadière has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 27% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 39% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Soudaine-Lavinadière stand out
The 2 things Soudaine-Lavinadière does most differently from other towns.
Ancienne commanderie de l'ordre du Saint-Sépulcre · Classé · Photo: Teatoeuf · Public domain
Soudaine-Lavinadière’s story
Soudaine-Lavinadière in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Soudaine-Lavinadière: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
2003First protected: Ancienne commanderie de l'ordre du Saint-Sépulcre
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soudaine-Lavinadière.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Soudaine-Lavinadière than in Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are under 15
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up nearly two fifths of the town, above both Corrèze’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Soudaine-Lavinadière has a median age of 59.7 years.
59.7median age
Soudaine-LavinadièreCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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
History
Soudaine-Lavinadière keeps more of its old housing than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Soudaine-Lavinadière is Ancienne commanderie de l'ordre du Saint-Sépulcre. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 1.7% of commuters in Soudaine-Lavinadière go to work without a car, fewer than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €22,050 a year per consumption unit, below both Corrèze’s towns (€24,150) and compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 11.1% are unemployed. 50 jobs are based in Soudaine-Lavinadière, for 50 working residents (0.9 per worker).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Soudaine-Lavinadière, 0.9 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Soudaine-Lavinadière
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Soudaine-Lavinadière is a commune of 143 people in the Communauté de communes Vézère-Monédières-Millesources. 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
Population
143 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vézère-Monédières-Millesources
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.
