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231 people live in this town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

231

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.78

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€19,700

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Cheissoux a good place to live?

There are no grades for Cheissoux: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 33% of its housing.

What makes Cheissoux stand out

The one thing Cheissoux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église de la Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge et de Saint-Antoine de Padoue · Classé · Photo: Christophenoelneuffr · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cheissoux’s story

Cheissoux in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Cheissoux counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1984First protected: Église de la Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge et de Saint-Antoi…

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cheissoux.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 19% of people in Cheissoux are 65 or over, fewer than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

27% of adults hold a degree, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 8.7% of the population. Residents of Cheissoux have a median age of 48.7.

48.7median age

CheissouxHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Haute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

19%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cheissoux
	Cheissoux	Haute-Vienne median	France median
Under 15	16%	16%	17%
15–24	8.7%	9.2%	11%
25–44	18%	20%	23%
45–64	37%	27%	26%
65+	19%	27%	22%
No diploma	14%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	18%	18%
Higher education	27%	30%	30%

Full pageCheissoux’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.7 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households110 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad13% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Cheissoux?”

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

History

Old homes shape Cheissoux: 44% were built before 1919, 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.

Among the classé monuments in Cheissoux is Église de la Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge et de Saint-Antoine de Padoue. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église de la Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge et de Saint-Antoine de Padoue 13th & 15th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1984

first monument protected

Full pageCheissoux’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Cheissoux?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Cheissoux has higher unemployment than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 19.2%

3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Cheissoux, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €19,700 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle1%

On foot0%

jobs based in Cheissoux, 0.4 per working resident

19.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€19,700

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

15%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€19,700 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cheissoux than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.78/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Cheissoux.

€7.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cheissoux€7.78/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Vienne median€10.01/m²

€7.78/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.98 to €10.12/m² a month)

€7.17/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCheissoux’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.78/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cheissoux

11pages on Cheissoux

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.2 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing15 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Cheissoux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église de la Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge et de Saint-Antoine de Pado…Church · 13th & 15th c.

Classé

Oppidum gaulois de VillejoubertMonument · Prehistory · in Saint-Denis-des-Murs, 4.4 mi

Classé

Ancien prieuré de Lartige, à FareboutPriory · 12th & 13th c. · in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, 5.6 mi

Classé

Dolmen du PouyolDolmen · Prehistory · in Eybouleuf, 7.4 mi

Photo credits

Église de la Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge et de Saint-Antoine de Padoue: Photo: Christophenoelneuffr · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cheissoux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cheissoux yet.

How we find them →

Cheissoux’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 →

Saint-Léonard-de-NoblatSaint-Just-le-MartelSaint-Priest-TaurionAmbazacFeytiatLe Palais-sur-VienneCheissoux

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cheissoux	231	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat	4,366	7.1	A⁻	A	A⁻	C⁻
Saint-Just-le-Martel	2,606	12	—	A⁻	—	A⁻
Saint-Priest-Taurion	2,901	13	B⁺	A	A⁺	C⁻
Ambazac	5,556	14	B	A⁻	A	C⁻
Feytiat	6,176	15	A⁻	C⁺	A	B⁺
Le Palais-sur-Vienne	5,775	15	B	B	A	B⁺

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

About Cheissoux

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cheissoux is a commune of 231 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de Vassivière. 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: 231 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Portes de Vassivière
Département: Haute-Vienne (87)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code: 87043

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 4, 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.