Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (D−): just over a fifth of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 1% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health and B− for jobs & income. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Compreignac 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 Compreignac 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Compreignac.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Compreignac works less well than 98% of compared French towns
At the census, 1.5% of commuters got to work without a car. 5.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Compreignac: 200, for 900 residents in work (0.2 each).
1%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving96%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Compreignac, 0.2 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Compreignac cost less than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,357/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.01/m² a month, about level with Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 73 homes in Compreignac. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.40/m² a month.
€1,357/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Compreignac€1,357/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,357/m²
73
€10.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.45/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Élan Limousin Avenir Nature
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Compreignac: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Compreignac is Enceinte de terre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Compreignac counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Compreignac are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
21% of residents are 65 or over, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 17% of residents. Compreignac has a median age of 44.
44median age
CompreignacHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Compreignac sees 90 deaths per 100 expected, against 84 in Haute-Vienne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Compreignac is Clinique Francois Chenieux, 12.5 mi away. 137 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 153: 10% below. In Haute-Vienne, women can expect to live 84.4 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Compreignac can choose among 4 GPs.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Compreignac · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Francois Chenieux
12.5 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Compreignac
Is Compreignac safe?
Compreignac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Compreignac expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Compreignac grades A− for cost of living.
About Compreignac
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Compreignac is a commune of 1,856 people in the Communauté de communes Élan Limousin Avenir Nature. 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
1,856 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Élan Limousin Avenir Nature
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.
