Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,059 people live in this town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Peyrat-de-Bellac’s strongest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and B− for jobs & income. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Peyrat-de-Bellac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Peyrat-de-Bellac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Peyrat-de-Bellac 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.
Peyrat-de-Bellac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Peyrat-de-Bellac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1970.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peyrat-de-Bellac.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €996/m², below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€1,607/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Peyrat-de-Bellac recorded 36 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.98/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €996/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment is 4.7%. 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,090 a year. Jobs located in Peyrat-de-Bellac: 200, for 400 residents in work (0.5 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 12%, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 32% of residents. 7.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Peyrat-de-Bellac | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Peyrat-de-Bellac: 96 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 135 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 130, 4% fewer. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Haute-Vienne is 84.4 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Peyrat-de-Bellac, 87.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis JouvetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 62 | 87%+5 pts |
| Lycée Jean GiraudouxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 92 | 97%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Peyrat-de-Bellac; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Peyrat-de-Bellac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Peyrat-de-Bellac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrat-de-Bellac | 1,059 | — | — | A+ | — | C |
| Bellac | 3,537 | 1.4 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 2,550 | 14 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe | 2,709 | 16 | A− | A+ | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Peyrat-de-Bellac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 92 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Giraudoux in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Peyrat-de-Bellac grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Peyrat-de-Bellac is a commune of 1,059 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche. 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 9, 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.