Mailhac-sur-Benaize has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 29% of its homes are second homes. 38% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Mailhac-sur-Benaize stand out
The 2 things Mailhac-sur-Benaize does most differently from other towns.
Dolmen dit La Pierre-Levée au bois de Bouéry · Classé · Photo: Nicolas Fressengeas · CC BY 4.0
Mailhac-sur-Benaize’s story
Mailhac-sur-Benaize in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mailhac-sur-Benaize: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1940.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1940First protected: Dolmen dit La Pierre-Levée au bois de Bouéry
Dolmen dit La Pierre-Levée au bois de Bouéry: Photo: Nicolas Fressengeas · CC BY 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mailhac-sur-Benaize.
Who lives here
Few people in Mailhac-sur-Benaize are 15 to 24: 6.1%, fewer than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
57.7median age
Degrees are held by 17% of adults, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 38% of the town. The under-15s are 9.7% of the population here.
Mailhac-sur-BenaizeHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Mailhac-sur-Benaize than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,320 a year per consumption unit
6%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 6.3% of commuters got to work without a car. 10.9% of the labour force were unemployed, above Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Mailhac-sur-Benaize: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.6 each).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Mailhac-sur-Benaize, 0.6 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Mailhac-sur-Benaize is a commune of 278 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
Population
278 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche
Département
Haute-Vienne (87)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.2 km²)
INSEE code
87090
Mailhac-sur-Benaize’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
