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Population 225: a town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Les Grands-Chézeaux: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 26% of its housing. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Les Grands-Chézeaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Grands-Chézeaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit des Bras, in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles, 3.2 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Les Grands-Chézeaux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Grands-Chézeaux.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Les Grands-Chézeaux | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.5% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.9% of commuters at the census. Les Grands-Chézeaux holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,970 a year per consumption unit, near 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Les Grands-Chézeaux recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Grands-Chézeaux yet.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Grands-Chézeaux is a commune of 225 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Grands-Chézeaux | 225 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Souterraine Creuse | 4,978 | 9.2 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe | 2,709 | 17 | A− | A+ | A− | C+ |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse Indre | 4,786 | 17 | C+ | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.