Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability (D−). It lags on jobs & income as well — 0.1 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment. Homes go for a median €1,796/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Chaillac-sur-Vienne 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.
Each subject compares Chaillac-sur-Vienne 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Église Saint-Saturnin · Classé · Photo: Alex Hudghton · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chaillac-sur-Vienne’s story
Chaillac-sur-Vienne in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaillac-sur-Vienne: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaillac-sur-Vienne.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Chaillac-sur-Vienne works less well than 100% of compared French towns
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.5% of commuters at the census. 6.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Chaillac-sur-Vienne, 0.1 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,790
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+
Chaillac-sur-Vienne’s grade for cost of living: a B+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.94/m² a month, close to Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Chaillac-sur-Vienne: 31 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Also worth knowing: a house rents for an estimated €7.07/m² a month.
€1,796/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chaillac-sur-Vienne€1,796/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,796/m²
31
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.27/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Porte Océane du Limousin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Chaillac-sur-Vienne’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 66 deaths in Chaillac-sur-Vienne between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 81: 19% below. The nearest emergency department to Chaillac-sur-Vienne is Centre hospitalier de Saint Junien, 1.7 mi away.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Chaillac-sur-Vienne · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Junien
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Junien
84.4 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Chaillac-sur-Vienne are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). At 49.7, the median resident of Chaillac-sur-Vienne sits in the middle of the age range.
49.7median age
Chaillac-sur-VienneHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chaillac-sur-Vienne
Is Chaillac-sur-Vienne safe?
Chaillac-sur-Vienne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Chaillac-sur-Vienne good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns. 97% of 153 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul Éluard in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chaillac-sur-Vienne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chaillac-sur-Vienne grades B+ for cost of living.
About Chaillac-sur-Vienne
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chaillac-sur-Vienne is a commune of 1,250 people in the Communauté de communes Porte Océane du Limousin. 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.
