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MoissannesHaute-Vienne

With 328 residents, it is a town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

328

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.12

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,610

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Moissannes a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Moissannes is too small for the grades other French towns get. 15% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Moissannes stand out

The one thing Moissannes 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.

Église Saint-Maurice avec croix de parvis · Inscrit · Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Moissannes’ story

Moissannes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Moissannes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1985.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1985First protected: Église Saint-Maurice avec croix de parvis

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moissannes.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Moissannes than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

Among adults, 22% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents.

49.1median age

MoissannesHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Haute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moissannes
	Moissannes	Haute-Vienne median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	11%	9.2%	11%
25–44	19%	20%	23%
45–64	38%	27%	26%
65+	18%	27%	22%
No diploma	15%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	18%	18%
Higher education	22%	30%	30%

Full pageMoissannes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.1 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households150 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad5.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Moissannes?”

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

History

Moissannes keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Moissannes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1985

first monument protected

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Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Moissannes?”

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

Work & commute

Moissannes has lower unemployment than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

For its 200 residents in work, Moissannes has 200 jobs: 1 each. The median disposable income was €24,610 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 2.2% of working residents in Moissannes to work at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

On foot7%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

200

jobs based in Moissannes, 1 per working resident

3.8%

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

€24,610

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 1 per working resident Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,610 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Moissannes than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.12/m² a month

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

Sales in Moissannes from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.68/m² a month.

€8.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moissannes€8.12/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Vienne median€10.01/m²

€8.12/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.46 to €10.20/m² a month)

€7.68/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.12/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moissannes

11pages on Moissannes

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.9 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.1 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-Maurice avec croix de parvisChurch · 12th & 15th c.

Classé

Église collégiale Saint-LéonardChurch · 12th & 17th c. · in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, 4.3 mi

Classé

Église de la Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge et de Saint-Antoine de Pado…Church · 13th & 15th c. · in Cheissoux, 5.6 mi

Classé

Église Sainte-CatherineChurch · 12th–16th c. · in Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine, 5.9 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Maurice avec croix de parvis: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Moissannes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Moissannes yet.

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Moissannes’ 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 →

Saint-Léonard-de-NoblatSaint-Priest-TaurionSaint-Just-le-MartelAmbazacLe Palais-sur-VienneRilhac-RanconMoissannes

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Moissannes	328	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat	4,366	4.1	A⁻	A	A⁻	C⁻
Saint-Priest-Taurion	2,901	7.8	B⁺	A	A⁺	C⁻
Saint-Just-le-Martel	2,606	8.3	—	A⁻	—	A⁻
Ambazac	5,556	9.2	B	A⁻	A	C⁻
Le Palais-sur-Vienne	5,775	11	B	B	A	B⁺
Rilhac-Rancon	4,805	11	B	B⁺	A⁺	C⁺

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

About Moissannes

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Moissannes is a commune of 328 people in the Communauté de communes de Noblat. 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: 328 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Noblat
Département: Haute-Vienne (87)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 9.4 sq mi (24.4 km²)
INSEE code: 87099

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.