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178 people call this town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
At under 1,000 residents, Le Buis is too small for the grades other French towns get. 18% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Le Buis does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Buis; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Buis.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Buis; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town. Le Buis has a median age of 49.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Le Buis | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €24,510 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 9.3 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maryse BastiéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 90 | 89%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Le Buis from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Le Buis. Best known first.
Le Buis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Buis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Buis | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe | 2,709 | 9.3 | A− | A+ | A− | C+ |
| Bellac | 3,537 | 9.5 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Rilhac-Rancon | 4,805 | 11 | B | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Couzeix | 10,195 | 11 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Ambazac | 5,556 | 11 | B | A− | A | C− |
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 2,550 | 11 | — | A− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Buis is a commune of 178 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
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.