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The town has 3,010 residents and lies in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
A strong record with one exception. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 43% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on jobs & income as well: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D): 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,013/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole. The overall grade lands at A+, #2 of 19 in Haute-Vienne. Nationally, it does better than 98% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Boisseuil does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Boisseuil 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Boisseuil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Reynou, in Le Vigen, 1.5 mi away.
4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Boisseuil. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boisseuil.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 245 deaths in Boisseuil from 2016 to 2025; there were 185, 24% fewer. Women in Haute-Vienne live to 84.4 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Boisseuil can choose among 3 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
At the census, 2.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €30,000 a year. Of those in the labour force, 4.9% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among the graded crimes in Boisseuil, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Recorded offenses locally came to 22 in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 1.9 cases of violence against people and 11.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 19.1% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
37% of adults hold a degree, above Haute-Vienne’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. The under-15s are 17% of the population here.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Boisseuil | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,013/m²: 82 houses and apartments sold in Boisseuil between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €10.70/m² a month, above Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.18/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,013/m² | 82 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Boisseuil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Boisseuil as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boisseuil | 3,010 | — | A+ | B− | A | A+ |
| Feytiat | 6,176 | 2.6 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Condat-sur-Vienne | 5,281 | 4.6 | B | C+ | A | B |
| Panazol | 11,342 | 4.8 | A | B | A | A+ |
| Limoges | 129,937 | 6.1 | C | B+ | D | B− |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille | 2,667 | 6.1 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Isle | 7,995 | 6.2 | A− | B− | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #7 of 19 in Haute-Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,013/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Boisseuil grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Boisseuil is a commune of 3,010 people in the Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.