French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Blond out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a quarter of homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Blond stand out
The 2 things Blond does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blond.
Who lives here
Few people in Blond are 15 to 24: 5.2%, fewer than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). At 51.5, the median resident of Blond sits in the middle of the age range. 28% of adults hold a degree.
51.5median age
BlondHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Blond keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Blond: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Ensemble des vestiges gallo-romains. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 5.5% of commuters in Blond go to work without a car, fewer than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €24,270 a year per consumption unit, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Blond counts 0.5 jobs (150 jobs, 300 workers). At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Blond went to work by public transport.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Blond, 0.5 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Blond
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Blond is a commune of 674 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
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.
