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A town of 11,342 in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Crime is low: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The catch is schools: bac results 0.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.7 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,860/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole. Overall, that makes an A, good for #3 of 19 in Haute-Vienne. Nationally, it does better than 87% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Panazol does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Panazol 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Panazol, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Panazol. Best known first.
MuseumMusée national Adrien-Dubouché4 km west, in Limoges
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Limoges3.1 km west, in Limoges
MuseumPavillon du Verdurier3.4 km west, in Limoges
MuseumCouvent des Sœurs-de-la-Providence de Limoges3.1 km west, in Limoges
MuseumMusée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Limoges3 km west, in LimogesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Panazol.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 7 general practitioners in Panazol. Average lifespans in Haute-Vienne: 84.4 years for women, 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 1,181 residents of Panazol died, against 1,724 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
149 offenses were reported in Panazol during 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Under 15: 15% of residents. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, close to Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and below compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 33% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
| Panazol | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 82% of 606 candidates passed at the 9 vocational lycées within 5 km. For collège, the closest is 1.2 mi away. School results put the town #11 of 17 in Haute-Vienne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léon BlumNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 93 | 69%−17 pts |
| Lycée Raoul DautryNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 241 | 97%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Saint-Jean PrivateBest against expectations: 29 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 30 | 97%+29 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.18/m² a month, close to Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,860/m², comes from 367 sales of houses and apartments in Panazol from July 2023 to June 2026. The split locally: €1,926/m² for houses, €1,565/m² for apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,926/m² | 313 |
| Apartments | €1,565/m² | 54 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 2.7% of homes were built. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €27,270 a year per consumption unit, above both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Panazol went to work by public transport. Also worth knowing: a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Panazol has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Panazol.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panazol | 11,342 | — | A | B | A | A+ |
| Feytiat | 6,176 | 2.2 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Limoges | 129,937 | 2.4 | C | B+ | D | B− |
| Le Palais-sur-Vienne | 5,775 | 2.7 | B | B | A | B+ |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel | 2,606 | 4.2 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Condat-sur-Vienne | 5,281 | 4.4 | B | C+ | A | B |
| Couzeix | 10,195 | 4.6 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #5 of 19 in Haute-Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 42 burglaries and 53 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns and #11 of 17 in Haute-Vienne. 97% of 241 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Raoul Dautry in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,860/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Panazol grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Panazol is a commune of 11,342 people in the Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.