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Home to 1,656 people, this town lies in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car (D): 36% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B for health and B− for jobs & income. Homes sell for a median €1,496/m².
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). Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne 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 Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne 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.
Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne.
5.3% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 2.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne has 250 jobs for 750 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.94/m² a month, about level with Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.54/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 58 homes in Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,496/m² | 58 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne has one family doctor. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 83 per 100 expected, about level with Haute-Vienne’s towns (84) and below compared French towns (88). 132 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 159: 17% below. Women in Haute-Vienne live to 84.4 on average and men to 79.8 (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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. 11% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
18% are under 15, higher than Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 27% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul LangevinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 91%−2 pts |
| Lycée Paul ÉluardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 153 | 97%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne yet.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne is a commune of 1,656 people in the Communauté de communes Porte Océane du 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne | 1,656 | — | — | A− | — | B |
| Saint-Junien | 11,415 | 2.7 | A− | A | B− | B |
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 2,550 | 4.2 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Rochechouart | 3,603 | 7.5 | A | A | A | B+ |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 4,903 | 9 | A+ | B | A+ | A− |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,890 | 11 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| Couzeix | 10,195 | 13 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 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 48% of compared French towns. 97% of 153 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul Éluard in 2025, at 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 Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne grades A− for cost of living.
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.