Châlus’s strongest subject is cost of living (A+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Incomes are on the low side: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 10.1% unemployment. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for schools, B for health and B− for walkability. Homes go for a median €919/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Châlus 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 Châlus 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 40% of people in Châlus are 65 or over, more than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
17% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.1% of the town. Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here.
59.1median age
ChâlusHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Châlus is rich in protected monuments: 30 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Châlus is Vestiges de l'ancienne église Notre-Dame du Haut-Chalus. On the Culture ministry’s list, Châlus counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. 15% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Châlus’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 56% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 473 residents of Châlus died, against 420 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more. Its care home for older people (123 places) counts its residents as Châlus’; allowing for it, deaths were 14% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Châlus is Centre hospitalier Jacques Boutard St Yrieix, 14.7 mi away. In Haute-Vienne, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.4 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Châlus · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jacques Boutard St Yrieix
16.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique des Emailleurs Colombier Limoges
84.4 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Money is tighter in Châlus than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,080 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 8.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) yet lower than compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 10.1%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
700
jobs based in Châlus, 1.3 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 53% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Châlus has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
2025 saw 24 offenses recorded in Châlus. This Haute-Vienne town has 700 jobs for 550 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.4 violent offenses and 11.8 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
3.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage17
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud11
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.
3.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
34.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 34.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Ruines du château de Chalus-Maulmont: Photo: Le grand Cricri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mottes féodales: Photo: Le grand Cricri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de Lageyrat: Photo: Fonquebure · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châlus
Is Châlus safe?
Châlus has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châlus good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châlus expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châlus grades A+ for cost of living.
About Châlus
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Châlus is a commune of 1,683 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nexon Monts de Chalus. 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
1,683 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays de Nexon Monts de Chalus
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.
