Saint-Paul’s strongest subject is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The median home sells for €1,442/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Paul 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-Paul 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-Paul.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Saint-Paul, 6.0%, runs below Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 4.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs located in Saint-Paul: 150, for 600 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income was €26,320 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Paul, 0.3 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Saint-Paul earns a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.70/m² a month, higher than Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 39 homes in Saint-Paul. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.17/m² a month.
€1,442/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Paul€1,442/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,442/m²
39
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €12.88/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,060
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Noblat
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Saint-Paul, 95 per 100, but more than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Paul is Clinique Francois Chenieux, 8.5 mi away. 133 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 140: 5% below. 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. Also worth knowing: this Haute-Vienne town has 3 family doctors.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Paul · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Francois Chenieux
10.4 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
More people in Saint-Paul hold a degree than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 36%
15% are under 15, near Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up 26% of residents.
48.3median age
Saint-PaulHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Paul: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Paul; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Paul
Is Saint-Paul safe?
Saint-Paul 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 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Paul expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Paul grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Paul
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Paul is a commune of 1,235 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
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.