With fewer than 1,000 residents, Les Billanges falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up nearly a quarter of its housing. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Les Billanges stand out
The 2 things Les Billanges does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Billanges.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Les Billanges hold a degree than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.7% of the town, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Line up the people of Les Billanges by age and the one in the middle is 50.5.
50.5median age
Les BillangesHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 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
Old homes shape Les Billanges: 49% 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.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Les Billanges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Les Billanges are out of work than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.0%
1.7% 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. Les Billanges has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €20,930 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Les Billanges, 0.2 per working resident
15.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Les Billanges
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Billanges is a commune of 296 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
296 (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.
