Tulle grades B− overall: better than 46% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 2.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Tulle 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tulle.
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Tulle cost less than in Corrèze’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €929/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Tulle is below both Corrèze’s towns (€1,460/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). No town in Corrèze costs less to buy into than Tulle, at €929/m², the lowest of 13. In Tulle, houses go for €1,089/m² and apartments for €842/m².
€929/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tulle€929/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,089/m²
206
Apartments
€842/m²
290
€9.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.06 to €11.70/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Tulle Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
19 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2003
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 19 historic monuments in Tulle: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 15 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2003.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Unemployment in Tulle, 13.7%, runs above Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
For Tulle, that is above both Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Tulle has 11,800 jobs for 5,550 working residents, 2.1 per worker. 17.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
On foot13%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
11,800
jobs based in Tulle, 2.1 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Tulle runs higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 378 offenses in the graded categories in Tulle in 2025. Tulle comes 10th of the 11 compared towns in Corrèze on the Safety Grade. Violence against people ran at 15.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13 (2023–2025 average).
15.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage129
Family violence75
Other physical violence69
Sexual violence50
Burglary36
Theft from vehicles11
Vehicle theft8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence93
Fraud85
Drug use83
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
15.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
378
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Tulle’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 54% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,783 residents of Tulle died, against 1,842 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Its three care homes for older people (171 places) count their residents as Tulle’s; allowing for them, deaths were 11% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
14
GPs in Tulle · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze
0.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze
85.6 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Corrèze, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Cathédrale Saint-Martin, actuellement Notre-Dame et cloître, actuellement Musée municipal: Photo: Vassil · Public domain · Immeuble dit Lauthonie: Photo: Juliofsanguino · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison de Loyac ou de l'Abbé: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tulle
Is Tulle safe?
It grades C− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 129 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Tulle good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. 95% of 308 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Edmond Perrier in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tulle expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.08/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tulle grades A+ for cost of living.
About Tulle
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tulle is a commune of 13,401 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
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.
