Prices are modest for what you get (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is walkability — just over two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes change hands at a median €1,471/m². The Culture ministry’s register holds 5 historic monuments.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Oradour-sur-Glane has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Oradour-sur-Glane with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Cimetière · Inscrit · Photo: Alex Hudghton · CC BY-SA 4.0
Oradour-sur-Glane’s story
Oradour-sur-Glane in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Oradour-sur-Glane: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 20 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 95% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1979First protected: Enceinte de terre et sa rampe d'accès
2012Most recently protected: Église Saint-Martin du nouveau bourg d'Oradour-sur-Glane
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oradour-sur-Glane.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Oradour-sur-Glane than in Haute-Vienne or compared French towns: 20 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, higher than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer commuters in Oradour-sur-Glane walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%
Oradour-sur-Glane has 850 jobs for 1,100 working residents, 0.8 per worker. 7.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents locally at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot3%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
850
jobs based in Oradour-sur-Glane, 0.8 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Oradour-sur-Glane gets an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.94/m² a month, about level with Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 99% of what sold. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.92/m² a month.
€1,471/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Oradour-sur-Glane€1,471/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,458/m²
79
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.27/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Porte Océane du Limousin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Oradour-sur-Glane is below 70% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 266 deaths in Oradour-sur-Glane from 2016 to 2025; there were 215, 19% fewer. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Oradour-sur-Glane come to 81 per 100 predicted. The nearest emergency department to Oradour-sur-Glane is Centre hospitalier de Saint Junien, 6.9 mi away. In Haute-Vienne, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.4 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Oradour-sur-Glane · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Junien
6.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Junien
84.4 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Oradour-sur-Glane hold a degree than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 26%
The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. 18% are under 15, higher than Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
44.8median age
Oradour-sur-GlaneHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Oradour-sur-Glane: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Oradour-sur-Glane
Is Oradour-sur-Glane safe?
Oradour-sur-Glane has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Oradour-sur-Glane expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Oradour-sur-Glane grades A− for cost of living.
About Oradour-sur-Glane
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Oradour-sur-Glane is a commune of 2,550 people in the Communauté de communes Porte Océane du Limousin. 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
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.
