Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac’s best grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 13% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment.
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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac 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-Pardoux-le-Lac 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.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac is harder to get around on foot than 98% of compared French towns
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €24,700 a year per consumption unit, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Also worth knowing: of those in the labour force, 6.0% are unemployed.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac, 0.2 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Homes in Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac cost less than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,210/m²
€1,210/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.75/m² a month, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.98/m² a month. The market in Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac: 57 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac€1,210/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,210/m²
57
€8.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €10.85/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Gartempe - Saint-Pardoux
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns: 105 per 100 expected
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Haute-Vienne, women can expect to live 84.4 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 142 residents of Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac died, against 135 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac is Hopital de la Mere et de L Enfant, 17.6 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de la Mere et de L Enfant
17.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique des Emailleurs Colombier Limoges
84.4 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac has fewer young adults than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are 15 to 24
45.2median age
Over-65s are 20% of the population. 28% of adults hold a degree, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. At 45.2, the median resident of Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac sits in the middle of the age range.
Saint-Pardoux-le-LacHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac is a commune of 1,381 people in the Communauté de communes Gartempe - Saint-Pardoux. 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
1,381 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Gartempe - Saint-Pardoux
Département
Haute-Vienne (87)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
26.7 sq mi (69.1 km²)
INSEE code
87128
Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac
Is Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac safe?
Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac grades A for cost of living.
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.
