Châteauneuf-la-Forêt’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are its weak spot (D−): brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health, C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability. 10% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Châteauneuf-la-Forêt 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 Châteauneuf-la-Forêt 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt costs less than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.12/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,165/m², comes from 61 sales of houses and apartments in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 98% of what sold. House rents are put at about €7.17/m² a month.
€1,165/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteauneuf-la-Forêt€1,165/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,166/m²
60
€8.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.46 to €10.20/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,650
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Briance-Combade
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 39% of people in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt are 65 or over, more than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.8%. Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 19% of adults.
57.5median age
Châteauneuf-la-ForêtHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Châteauneuf-la-Forêt is 17.1 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Châteauneuf-la-Forêt records 91 deaths per 100 expected, higher than Haute-Vienne’s towns (84) and near compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 487 residents of Châteauneuf-la-Forêt died, against 373 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% more. Life expectancy in Haute-Vienne: 84.4 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw130
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Francois Chenieux
19 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
Incomes in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt run lower than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,600 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt: 750, for 550 residents in work (1.4 each). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.0% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.6%, higher than Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.0%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
750
jobs based in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt, 1.4 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châteauneuf-la-Forêt
Is Châteauneuf-la-Forêt safe?
Châteauneuf-la-Forêt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt good?
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châteauneuf-la-Forêt expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,165/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châteauneuf-la-Forêt grades A for cost of living.
About Châteauneuf-la-Forêt
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Châteauneuf-la-Forêt is a commune of 1,542 people in the Communauté de communes Briance-Combade. 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.