Cost of living is its strong suit (A+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D): 40% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Razès 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.
Each subject compares Razès 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Razès.
HousingCost of living A+
A home in Razès sells for €1,066/m², less than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.75/m² a month, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Sales in Razès from July 2023 to June 2026: 44 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.40/m² a month.
€1,066/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Razès€1,066/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,066/m²
44
€8.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €10.85/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Élan Limousin Avenir Nature
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Razès is harder to get around on foot than 86% of compared French towns
4.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The jobless rate is 9.3%. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Razès didn’t travel to work at all.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Razès, 0.3 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Razès is 15.6 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 90 residents of Razès died, against 110 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, Razès’ deaths ran at 82 per 100 expected, about level with Haute-Vienne’s towns (84) and below compared French towns (88). The town has 2 family doctors. Women in Haute-Vienne live to 84.4 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Razès · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Francois Chenieux
16.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de la Mere et de L Enfant
84.4 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Razès keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Razès, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Razès has fewer young adults than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults. The under-15s are 17% of the population here.
46.4median age
RazèsHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Razès has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
6 offenses were reported in Razès during 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.6 cases of violence against people and 10.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: more of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage6
Other physical violence0
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Drug use9
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.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
49.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (49.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Parc Aventure and 2 more in and around Razès
Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Razès. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Razès
Is Razès safe?
Razès has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Razès expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Razès grades A+ for cost of living.
About Razès
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Razès is a commune of 1,150 people in the Communauté de communes Élan Limousin Avenir Nature. 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
Population
1,150 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Élan Limousin Avenir Nature
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.
