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SoursacCorrèze

A town of 526 in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Soursac a good place to live?

Soursac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Soursac stand out

The 2 things Soursac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Viaduc des Rochers Noirs
Viaduc des Rochers Noirs · Level not given · Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0
Soursac’s story

Soursac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Soursac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soursac.

Who lives here

An older town: 43% of people in Soursac are 65 or over, more than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns

4.9% of residents are 15 to 24, below Corrèze’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The under-15s are 9.7% of the population here. Graduates make up 21% of adults.

62.4median age
SoursacCorrèze medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Soursac
SoursacCorrèze medianFrance median
Under 159.7%14%17%
15–244.9%9.6%11%
25–4415%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+43%27%22%
No diploma22%19%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education21%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Soursac: 30% were built before 1919, more than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Soursac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit0
Level not given1
30%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Soursac has lower unemployment than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1%

At the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Corrèze’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 150 residents in work, Soursac has 100 jobs: 0.6 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,310 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Soursac, 0.6 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Soursac costs less than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.65/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 23 homes in Soursac.

€7.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Soursac€7.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Corrèze median€10.24/m²
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.51/m² a month)
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Ancienne Locomotive du Tacot Transcorrézien and 2 more in and around Soursac

Museums and other places to visit in and near Soursac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Soursac

12pages on Soursac

Landmarks

Soursac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Viaduc des Rochers Noirs: Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Soursac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Soursac yet.

How we find them →

Soursac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Corrèze →
MauriacÉgletonsArgentat-sur-DordogneMauriacÉgletonsArgentat-sur-DordogneSoursac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Soursac526—————
Mauriac Cantal3,4497AA+CB−
Égletons4,34113B+A−A−C
Argentat-sur-Dordogne2,88117A+AAC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Soursac

Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Soursac is a commune of 526 people in the Communauté de communes Haute-Corrèze Communauté. 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
526 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Département
Corrèze (19)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
16.5 sq mi (42.8 km²)
INSEE code
19264

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.