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161 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for La Croix-sur-Gartempe: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 26% of homes here are second homes. 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Croix-sur-Gartempe does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Croix-sur-Gartempe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Montagrier, in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac, 2.2 mi away.
58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Croix-sur-Gartempe.
People 65 and over make up 37% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.4%, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| La Croix-sur-Gartempe | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.0% 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 jobless rate is 12.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in La Croix-sur-Gartempe.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Croix-sur-Gartempe is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Croix-sur-Gartempe yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Croix-sur-Gartempe | 161 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bellac | 3,537 | 3.9 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 2,550 | 16 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe | 2,709 | 18 | A− | A+ | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Croix-sur-Gartempe is a commune of 161 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche. 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
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 9, 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.