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BerneuilHaute-Vienne

418 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Berneuil a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Berneuil falls below the line for grades.

Dolmen de La Borderie
Dolmen de La Borderie · Classé · Photo: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0
Berneuil’s story

Berneuil in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Berneuil counts 5 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1981First protected: Dolmen dit de Taminage
  • 1984Most recently protected: Dolmen n° 1 de la Betoulle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berneuil.

History

Berneuil keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Berneuil is Dolmen de La Borderie. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. On the Culture ministry’s list, Berneuil counts 5 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Berneuil than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults

Under 15: 14% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of residents, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.

47.3median age
BerneuilHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Berneuil
BerneuilHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–247.4%9.2%11%
25–4426%20%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+23%27%22%
No diploma22%17%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education16%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Incomes in Berneuil run lower than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns: a median €21,750 a year per consumption unit

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.2% of commuters at the census. Berneuil holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The jobless rate is 10.9%.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Berneuil, 0.4 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Berneuil than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.57/m² a month

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

Berneuil recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Berneuil€7.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Vienne median€10.01/m²
€7.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.89 to €9.73/m² a month)
€7.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Fraisse and 5 more in and around Berneuil

Heritage in and near Berneuil. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Berneuil

12pages on Berneuil

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Berneuil counts 5 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Dolmen de La Lue (ou Lalue): Photo: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen n° 2 de la Betoulle: Photo: Stéphane Batigne · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen n° 1 de la Betoulle: Photo: Stéphane Batigne · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Berneuil

One notable person was born in Berneuil.

Their page →

Berneuil’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 Haute-Vienne →
BellacOradour-sur-GlaneBessines-sur-GartempeCouzeixRilhac-RanconVerneuil-sur-VienneBellacOradour-sur-GlaneBessines-sur-GartempeCouzeixRilhac-RanconVerneuil-sur-VienneBerneuil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Berneuil418—————
Bellac3,5374.7A−AC−B+
Oradour-sur-Glane2,55010—A−—B+
Bessines-sur-Gartempe2,70912A−A+A−C+
Couzeix10,19514A−C+AB+
Rilhac-Rancon4,80515BB+A+C+
Verneuil-sur-Vienne4,90315A+BA+A−

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

About Berneuil

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Berneuil is a commune of 418 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche. 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
418 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche
Département
Haute-Vienne (87)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
10 sq mi (26 km²)
INSEE code
87012

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 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.