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366 people live in this town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Méard isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 16% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Méard does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Méard counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1955.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Méard.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, higher than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 16% of the town. Saint-Méard has a median age of 51 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Méard | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Méard is Tour d'Echizadour. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income is €23,500 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Saint-Méard: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 3.6% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
Saint-Méard recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Méard has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Saint-Méard as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Méard | 366 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat | 4,366 | 12 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Boisseuil | 3,010 | 12 | A+ | B− | A | A+ |
| Feytiat | 6,176 | 14 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel | 2,606 | 15 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Panazol | 11,342 | 16 | A | B | A | A+ |
| Uzerche Corrèze | 2,814 | 16 | A− | A | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Méard is a commune of 366 people in the Communauté de communes Briance-Combade. 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
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 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.