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Bersac-sur-RivalierHaute-Vienne

The town has 610 residents and lies in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

610

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.75

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,010

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Bersac-sur-Rivalier a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bersac-sur-Rivalier out for now. Second homes make up 19% of its housing.

What makes Bersac-sur-Rivalier stand out

The one thing Bersac-sur-Rivalier does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église de la Nativité-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge · Classé · Photo: Fourgeaudg · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bersac-sur-Rivalier’s story

Bersac-sur-Rivalier in pictures

Bersac-sur-Rivalier has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1976First protected: Église de la Nativité-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge
2001Most recently protected: Château du Chambon

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bersac-sur-Rivalier.

Who lives here

Bersac-sur-Rivalier has fewer young adults than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4% are 15 to 24

14% are under 15, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town. The middle age in Bersac-sur-Rivalier is 50.2.

50.2median age

Bersac-sur-RivalierHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Haute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bersac-sur-Rivalier
	Bersac-sur-Rivalier	Haute-Vienne median	France median
Under 15	14%	16%	17%
15–24	7.4%	9.2%	11%
25–44	21%	20%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	26%	27%	22%
No diploma	16%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	29%	30%	30%

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Ages50.2 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households290 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bersac-sur-Rivalier?”

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

History

Bersac-sur-Rivalier keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

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

Bersac-sur-Rivalier has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église de la Nativité-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge. The protected list starts in the 13th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église de la Nativité-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge 13th–16th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1976

first monument protected

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Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bersac-sur-Rivalier?”

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

Work & commute

Bersac-sur-Rivalier has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

At the census, 6.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, near Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,010 a year. The jobless rate is 8.4%.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%

Public transport4%

Motorbike or scooter3%

On foot3%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Bersac-sur-Rivalier, 0.3 per working resident

8.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,010

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€25,010 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bersac-sur-Rivalier than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.75/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.40/m² a month. Sales in Bersac-sur-Rivalier from July 2023 to June 2026: 29 houses and apartments.

€8.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bersac-sur-Rivalier€8.75/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Vienne median€10.01/m²

€8.75/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €10.85/m² a month)

€7.40/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.75/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Chambon and 2 more in and around Bersac-sur-Rivalier

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Bersac-sur-Rivalier. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Chambonin town AttractionAttractionLa Pierre du Loupin town AttractionAttractionLa Pierre Belle5 km northwest, in Bessines-sur-Gartempe

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bersac-sur-Rivalier

12pages on Bersac-sur-Rivalier

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 19.4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing29 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors1% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Bersac-sur-Rivalier has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Château du ChambonChâteau · 16th c.

Église de la Nativité-de-la-Très-Sainte-ViergeChurch · 13th–16th c.

Photo credits

Château du Chambon: Photo: Chambon1549 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de la Nativité-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge: Photo: Fourgeaudg · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bersac-sur-Rivalier

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bersac-sur-Rivalier yet.

How we find them →

Bersac-sur-Rivalier’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 →

Bessines-sur-GartempeAmbazacLa SouterraineRilhac-RanconSaint-Priest-TaurionLe Palais-sur-VienneBersac-sur-Rivalier

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bersac-sur-Rivalier	610	—	—	—	—	—
Bessines-sur-Gartempe	2,709	3.5	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻	C⁺
Ambazac	5,556	8.8	B	A⁻	A	C⁻
La Souterraine Creuse	4,978	11	C⁺	A	C⁻	B⁻
Rilhac-Rancon	4,805	13	B	B⁺	A⁺	C⁺
Saint-Priest-Taurion	2,901	13	B⁺	A	A⁺	C⁻
Le Palais-sur-Vienne	5,775	15	B	B	A	B⁺

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

About Bersac-sur-Rivalier

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bersac-sur-Rivalier is a commune of 610 people in the Communauté de communes Élan Limousin Avenir Nature. 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: 610 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Élan Limousin Avenir Nature
Département: Haute-Vienne (87)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 12.7 sq mi (32.9 km²)
INSEE code: 87013

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 9, 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.