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Saint-Denis-des-MursHaute-Vienne

The town, home to 545 people, lies in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saint-Denis-des-Murs a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Denis-des-Murs falls below the line for grades. 13% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Saint-Denis-des-Murs stand out

The one thing Saint-Denis-des-Murs does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Denis
Église Saint-Denis · Inscrit · Photo: Reinhardhauke · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Denis-des-Murs’ story

Saint-Denis-des-Murs in pictures

Saint-Denis-des-Murs has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Claude-Henri Gorceix, born in 1842, is the one person born in Saint-Denis-des-Murs before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1981First protected: Oppidum gaulois de Villejoubert
  • 1992Most recently protected: Église Saint-Denis
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Landmarks

Saint-Denis-des-Murs has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-des-Murs.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Denis-des-Murs are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns

48median age

The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. 16% are under 15, near Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Saint-Denis-des-Murs in two is 48.

Saint-Denis-des-MursHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Denis-des-Murs
Saint-Denis-des-MursHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–247.8%9.2%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+25%27%22%
No diploma18%17%19%
CAP or BEP23%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education32%30%30%

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

History

Saint-Denis-des-Murs keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

3historic monuments

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

Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Denis-des-Murs is Oppidum gaulois de Villejoubert. This Haute-Vienne town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 2.5% of commuters in Saint-Denis-des-Murs go to work without a car, fewer than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns

2%walk, cycle or take transit

Jobs located in Saint-Denis-des-Murs: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.1 each). 6.6% of the labour force are out of work. Also worth knowing: at the census, 1.6% of working residents in Saint-Denis-des-Murs didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Denis-des-Murs, 0.1 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Denis-des-Murs costs less than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.12/m² a month

€8.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Saint-Denis-des-Murs recorded 20 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Denis-des-Murs€8.12/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Vienne median€10.01/m²
€8.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.46 to €10.20/m² a month)
€7.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Denis-des-Murs

12pages on Saint-Denis-des-Murs
Nearby attractions

Oppidum de Villejoubert and 6 more in and around Saint-Denis-des-Murs

Heritage in and near Saint-Denis-des-Murs. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Saint-Denis-des-Murs

One notable person was born in Saint-Denis-des-Murs.

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About Saint-Denis-des-Murs

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Denis-des-Murs is a commune of 545 people in the Communauté de communes de Noblat. 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
545 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Noblat
Département
Haute-Vienne (87)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.2 sq mi (23.8 km²)
INSEE code
87142

Saint-Denis-des-Murs’ 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 →
Saint-Léonard-de-NoblatSaint-Just-le-MartelBoisseuilFeytiatSaint-Priest-TaurionPanazolSaint-Léonard-de-NoblatSaint-Just-le-MartelBoisseuilFeytiatSaint-Priest-TaurionPanazolSaint-Denis-des-Murs
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Denis-des-Murs545—————
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat4,3664.9A−AA−C−
Saint-Just-le-Martel2,6069.1—A−—A−
Boisseuil3,01010A+B−AA+
Feytiat6,17610A−C+AB+
Saint-Priest-Taurion2,90111B+AA+C−
Panazol11,34212ABAA+

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

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.