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2,667 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Health outcomes beat most towns (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay hold up well (B+): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.1% unemployment. At €1,895/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val de Vienne. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: just over a fifth of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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. Bosmie-l'Aiguille has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bosmie-l'Aiguille 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.
Bosmie-l'Aiguille has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Bosmie-l'Aiguille does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bosmie-l'Aiguille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de La Borie, in Solignac, 3.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bosmie-l'Aiguille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bosmie-l'Aiguille.
At the census, 3.6% 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. Median disposable income is €27,560 a year for each consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
153 deaths in Bosmie-l'Aiguille between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 221: 31% below. Life expectancy at birth in Haute-Vienne is 84.4 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: 3 GPs practise locally.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,895/m²: 86 houses and apartments sold in Bosmie-l'Aiguille 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). The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,896/m² | 85 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #3 of 17 in Haute-Vienne on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RebierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 165 | 90%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, close to Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and below compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Bosmie-l'Aiguille. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bosmie-l'Aiguille yet.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bosmie-l'Aiguille is a commune of 2,667 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Vienne. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille | 2,667 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Condat-sur-Vienne | 5,281 | 2.3 | B | C+ | A | B |
| Isle | 7,995 | 2.5 | A− | B− | A− | A− |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,890 | 3.6 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| Limoges | 129,937 | 5.5 | C | B+ | D | B− |
| Boisseuil | 3,010 | 6.1 | A+ | B− | A | A+ |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 4,903 | 6.3 | A+ | B | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bosmie-l'Aiguille has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #3 of 17 in Haute-Vienne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,895/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bosmie-l'Aiguille 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.