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Bonnac-la-CôteHaute-Vienne

This town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 1,631.

Is Bonnac-la-Côte a good place to live?

Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: nearly a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 1% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes change hands at a median €1,758/m².

Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Bonnac-la-Côte has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Bonnac-la-Côte grades

Each subject compares Bonnac-la-Côte 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.

How grading works

Bonnac-la-Côte has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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What makes Bonnac-la-Côte stand out

The one thing Bonnac-la-Côte does most differently from other towns.

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Bonnac-la-Côte’s story

No historic monuments in Bonnac-la-Côte

The Culture ministry lists no building in Bonnac-la-Côte as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Limoges, 2.4 mi away.

11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Bonnac-la-Côte is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonnac-la-Côte.

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

On foot, Bonnac-la-Côte works less well than 99% of compared French towns

1%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €27,910 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 1.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 4.6% of people in the labour force have no job.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
On foot0%
300
jobs based in Bonnac-la-Côte, 0.4 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town

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

HousingCost of living B+

Bonnac-la-Côte is graded a B+ for cost of living

€1,758/m²median sale price

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

The estimated advertised rent is €10.01/m² a month, near Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 40 homes in Bonnac-la-Côte. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.40/m² a month.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Bonnac-la-Côte€1,758/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,758/m²40
€10.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.45/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

A younger town: only 18% of people in Bonnac-la-Côte are 65 or over, fewer than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

45.4median age

Just over a third of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Bonnac-la-Côte has a median age of 45.4.

Bonnac-la-CôteHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%

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 Bonnac-la-Côte
Bonnac-la-CôteHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–249.5%9.2%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+18%27%22%
No diploma12%17%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education34%30%30%

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

HealthHealth B

Adjusted for age and care homes, Bonnac-la-Côte sees fewer deaths than 55% of compared French towns

−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

For a family doctor, residents of Bonnac-la-Côte can choose among 2 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Bonnac-la-Côte is Clinique Francois Chenieux, 9 mi away. 97 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 113: 14% below. At birth, a girl in Haute-Vienne can expect 84.4 years and a boy 79.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Bonnac-la-Côte · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Francois Chenieux
9.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de la Mere et de L Enfant
84.4 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.

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About Bonnac-la-Côte

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bonnac-la-Côte is a commune of 1,631 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

Population
1,631 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole
Département
Haute-Vienne (87)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
10 sq mi (25.9 km²)
INSEE code
87020

Bonnac-la-Côte’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 →
Rilhac-RanconCouzeixLe Palais-sur-VienneAmbazacSaint-Priest-TaurionLimogesRilhac-RanconCouzeixLe Palais-sur-VienneAmbazacSaint-Priest-TaurionLimogesBonnac-la-Côte
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bonnac-la-Côte1,631——B+—B
Rilhac-Rancon4,8053.3BB+A+C+
Couzeix10,1955.2A−C+AB+
Le Palais-sur-Vienne5,7755.4BBAB+
Ambazac5,5565.5BA−AC−
Saint-Priest-Taurion2,9016.4B+AA+C−
Limoges129,9377.3CB+DB−

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

Questions about Bonnac-la-Côte

Is Bonnac-la-Côte safe?

Bonnac-la-Côte has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Bonnac-la-Côte expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bonnac-la-Côte grades B+ for cost of living.

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 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.