French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Laurière out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 20% of homes. The median home sells for €920/m². People aged 65 and over make up 38% of residents.

What makes Laurière stand out

The 3 things Laurière 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.

Median price per m²

Housing

€920/m²

Median sale price, 62% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)

31 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

38% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 57.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Calvaire · Classé · Photo: Fourgeaudg · CC BY-SA 3.0

Laurière’s story

Laurière in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Laurière 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 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Edmond Gondinet, born in 1828, is the one person born in Laurière before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laurière.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Laurière, fewer than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 8.3%, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). 19% of adults hold a degree. Laurière has a median age of 57.8 years.

57.8median age

LaurièreHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Haute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

38%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 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.

Ages and diplomas in Laurière
	Laurière	Haute-Vienne median	France median
Under 15	10%	16%	17%
15–24	8.3%	9.2%	11%
25–44	15%	20%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	38%	27%	22%
No diploma	31%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	18%	18%
Higher education	19%	30%	30%

Full pageLaurière’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages57.8 median age · 38% are 65 or over Households280 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad7.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Laurière?”

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

History

Laurière keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

16th c.

oldest protected part

1977

first monument protected

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Age of homes32% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Laurière?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Laurière run lower than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,350 a year per consumption unit

Laurière holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. 12.3% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 7.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, near Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

Public transport4%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Laurière, 0.6 per working resident

12.3%

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

€22,350

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

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€22,350 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Laurière costs less than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.57/m² a month

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

Sales in Laurière from July 2023 to June 2026: 31 houses and apartments.

€920/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Laurière€920/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€920/m²	31

€7.57/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.89 to €9.73/m² a month)

€7.98/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLaurière’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.57/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €920/m²

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Laurière

13pages on Laurière

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €920/m² · rent €7.57/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 19.5 mi away Housing31 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 57.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Classé

Église Saint-SulpiceChurch · 13th c. · in Saint-Sulpice-Laurière, 1.8 mi

Classé

Église de la Nativité-de-la-Très-Sainte-ViergeChurch · 13th–16th c. · in Bersac-sur-Rivalier, 2.8 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Jean et chapelle Saint-FiacreChurch · 13th–15th c. · in Fursac, 3.1 mi

Classé

Dolmen de MonteilDolmen · Prehistory · in Folles, 3.1 mi

Famous people from Laurière

2 notable people were born in Laurière.

Their page →

Louis RobertFrench epigrapher (1904-1985)

Edmond GondinetFrench playwright and librettist (1828–1888)

Laurière’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 →

Bessines-sur-GartempeAmbazacLa SouterraineSaint-Priest-TaurionRilhac-RanconSaint-Just-le-MartelLaurière

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Laurière	525	—	—	—	—	—
Bessines-sur-Gartempe	2,709	6.3	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻	C⁺
Ambazac	5,556	9.7	B	A⁻	A	C⁻
La Souterraine Creuse	4,978	11	C⁺	A	C⁻	B⁻
Saint-Priest-Taurion	2,901	13	B⁺	A	A⁺	C⁻
Rilhac-Rancon	4,805	14	B	B⁺	A⁺	C⁺
Saint-Just-le-Martel	2,606	16	—	A⁻	—	A⁻

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

About Laurière

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Laurière is a commune of 525 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: 525 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Élan Limousin Avenir Nature
Département: Haute-Vienne (87)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 8 sq mi (20.8 km²)
INSEE code: 87083

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.