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Saint-CyrHaute-Vienne

In Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 676 residents.

Is Saint-Cyr a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Cyr out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.

What makes Saint-Cyr stand out

The 2 things Saint-Cyr does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Croix du Petit-Vedeix
Croix du Petit-Vedeix · Inscrit · Photo: Alex Hudghton · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Cyr’s story

Saint-Cyr in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Cyr; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1988First protected: Croix du Petit-Vedeix
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cyr.

Who lives here

Children make up only 14% of Saint-Cyr, fewer than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up 23% of adults. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, close to Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). Residents of Saint-Cyr have a median age of 49.9.

49.9median age
Saint-CyrHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Cyr
Saint-CyrHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–249.9%9.2%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+26%27%22%
No diploma15%17%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education23%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Saint-Cyr keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Cyr; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Cyr than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.0%

6.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 100 jobs are based in Saint-Cyr, for 300 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Saint-Cyr didn’t travel to work at all.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Cyr, 0.3 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The middle sale price in Saint-Cyr: €1,067/m²

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The estimated advertised rent is €9.94/m² a month, close to 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. From July 2023 to June 2026, 39 homes were sold in Saint-Cyr.

€1,067/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Cyr€1,067/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,067/m²39
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.27/m² a month)
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Auvent and 3 more in and around Saint-Cyr

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Cyr. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Saint-Cyr

13pages on Saint-Cyr

Landmarks

Saint-Cyr has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Croix du Petit-Vedeix: Photo: Alex Hudghton · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Cyr

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Cyr yet.

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Saint-Cyr’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Vienne →
RochechouartSaint-JunienAixe-sur-VienneVerneuil-sur-VienneOradour-sur-GlaneBosmie-l'AiguilleRochechouartSaint-JunienAixe-sur-VienneVerneuil-sur-VienneOradour-sur-GlaneBosmie-l'AiguilleSaint-Cyr
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Cyr676—————
Rochechouart3,6037.1AAAB+
Saint-Junien11,4157.1A−AB−B
Aixe-sur-Vienne5,8908A−AAC+
Verneuil-sur-Vienne4,9038.2A+BA+A−
Oradour-sur-Glane2,5509.2—A−—B+
Bosmie-l'Aiguille2,66711—B+—A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Cyr

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Cyr is a commune of 676 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

Population
676 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ouest Limousin
Département
Haute-Vienne (87)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.3 km²)
INSEE code
87141

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 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.