Housing is within reach (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on schools — brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability. 14% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Germain-les-Belles 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-Germain-les-Belles 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 Saint-Germain-les-Belles.
HousingCost of living A
A home in Saint-Germain-les-Belles sells for €989/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.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.94/m² a month, near Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.88/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
€989/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Germain-les-Belles€989/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€994/m²
62
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.27/m² a month)
2.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Briance Sud Haute Vienne
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Germain-les-Belles skews older, with 33% of residents 65 or over, more than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
14% are under 15, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.2%. Residents of Saint-Germain-les-Belles have a median age of 53.
53median age
Saint-Germain-les-BellesHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Saint-Germain-les-Belles run below what its ages would predict: 77 per 100 expected, fewer than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Saint-Germain-les-Belles. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Germain-les-Belles is Centre hospitalier Jacques Boutard St Yrieix, 15.1 mi away. 295 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 268: 10% above. In Haute-Vienne, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.4 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Germain-les-Belles · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jacques Boutard St Yrieix
18.7 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
Saint-Germain-les-Belles keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Germain-les-Belles; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Money is tighter in Saint-Germain-les-Belles than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,920 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Saint-Germain-les-Belles counts 1.1 jobs (500 jobs, 450 workers). At the census, 9.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) but below compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 9.7% are unemployed.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
500
jobs based in Saint-Germain-les-Belles, 1.1 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Germain-les-Belles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The police record for Saint-Germain-les-Belles lists 6 offenses in 2025. Violence against people averaged 5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 6.3. Also worth knowing: in 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.3
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
84.6%
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 84.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de La Grillère and 3 more in and around Saint-Germain-les-Belles
Heritage in and near Saint-Germain-les-Belles. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Germain-les-Belles
Is Saint-Germain-les-Belles safe?
Saint-Germain-les-Belles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Saint-Germain-les-Belles good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Germain-les-Belles expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Germain-les-Belles grades A for cost of living.
About Saint-Germain-les-Belles
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Germain-les-Belles is a commune of 1,150 people in the Communauté de communes Briance Sud Haute Vienne. 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.
