French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Folles out for now. 31% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are nearly two fifths of the population.
What makes Folles stand out
The 2 things Folles does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Folles.
Who lives here
Folles skews older, with 39% of residents 65 or over, more than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
7.3% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are nearly a tenth of the town. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
60median age
FollesHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. 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
History
Folles keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Folles is Dolmen de Monteil. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Folles run lower than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,220 a year per consumption unit
Jobs based in Folles number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 5.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 9.9%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Folles, 0.3 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Folles
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Folles is a commune of 439 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
439 (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.
