Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 186 residents.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Pensol out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 33% of homes. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
The 2 things Pensol does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pensol as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Gisement gallo-romain dit des Couvents (portion), in La Chapelle-Montbrandeix, 3.7 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pensol.
Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.8% of residents. Ages in Pensol split evenly at 57: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Pensol | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,490 a year per consumption unit, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Pensol number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.7 per worker). At the census, 15.3% of working residents in Pensol didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Pensol from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pensol. Best known first.
Nothing in Pensol is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pensol yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensol | 186 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nontron Dordogne | 3,057 | 9 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Thiviers Dordogne | 2,876 | 14 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Rochechouart | 3,603 | 16 | A | A | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pensol is a commune of 186 people in the Communauté de communes Ouest 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
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.