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A town of 696 in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Yssandon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Yssandon counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Yssandon.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Yssandon is Ruines de la tour du Puy d'Yssandon. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, lower than Corrèze’s towns (27%) and near compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. 26% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Yssandon | Corrèze median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Yssandon number 50, against 300 residents in work (0.2 per worker). At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Yssandon 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.
A house rents for an estimated €8.67/m² a month. Yssandon recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On the Culture ministry’s list, Yssandon counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
Ruines de la tour du Puy d'Yssandon: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Hippolyte: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Yssandon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yssandon | 696 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Objat | 3,721 | 4.2 | A− | A− | A | B− |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche | 5,091 | 5.2 | A− | B− | A | B+ |
| Allassac | 4,081 | 5.3 | B− | A− | A+ | C |
| Ussac | 4,322 | 6.5 | A− | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu Dordogne | 6,218 | 6.6 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Donzenac | 2,733 | 7 | — | A− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yssandon is a commune of 696 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
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.