Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 17% of its housing. The median home sells for €536/m². Over-65s are 35% of the population.
What makes Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac stand out
The 3 things Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac does most differently from other towns.
Château de Bagnac · Inscrit · Photo: PicMirandole · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac’s story
Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac before 1900, the earliest Pierre de Bagnac, in 1330.
1975First protected: Château de Bagnac
1982Most recently protected: Château de Montagrier
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac, fewer than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
35% of residents are 65 or over, above both Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.6%. Graduates make up 16% of adults.
56.8median age
Saint-Bonnet-de-BellacHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%
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
History
Old homes shape Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac: 35% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Château de Montagrier. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac run lower than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns: a median €20,670 a year per consumption unit
13.5% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs based in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac, 0.4 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac is a commune of 452 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
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.
