Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
644 people call this town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Pageas isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Pageas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pageas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges de l'ancienne église Notre-Dame du Haut-Chalus, in Châlus, 2.2 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Pageas. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pageas.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Residents of Pageas have a median age of 50.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Pageas | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
150 jobs are based in Pageas, for 300 working residents (0.6 per worker). At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 8.6% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre DesprogesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 50 | 90%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 96% were houses. Pageas recorded 25 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Pageas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Pageas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pageas | 644 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nexon | 2,548 | 8.5 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,890 | 10 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille | 2,667 | 11 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Isle | 7,995 | 13 | A− | B− | A− | A− |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 4,903 | 13 | A+ | B | A+ | A− |
| Condat-sur-Vienne | 5,281 | 13 | B | C+ | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pageas is a commune of 644 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nexon Monts de Chalus. 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
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.