Is Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles a good place to live?
Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (C): 1 job per working resident; 9.8% unemployment. 18% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles 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-Sulpice-les-Feuilles 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Dolmen dit des Bras · Classé · Photo: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles’ story
Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1940.
22% 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-Sulpice-les-Feuilles.
Who lives here
Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles skews older, with 38% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.6% of residents. Children under 15 make up 12%, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 18% of adults hold a degree.
58median age
Saint-Sulpice-les-FeuillesHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles costs less than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.66/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €968/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €6.47/m² a month.
€968/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles€968/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€968/m²
44
€8.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.75 to €11.13/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,160
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles loses more people than its age profile suggests, 105 per 100 expected, above Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles is Chu de Poitiers site de Montmorillon, 25.6 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles can choose among 2 GPs. At birth, a girl in Haute-Vienne can expect 84.4 years and a boy 79.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
25.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site de Montmorillon
25.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
84.4 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles run lower than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns: a median €23,000 a year per consumption unit
Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles has 400 jobs for 400 working residents, 1 per worker. 7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 6.0% of working residents in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles didn’t travel to work at all.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
400
jobs based in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles, 1 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles
Is Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles safe?
Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €968/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles grades A for cost of living.
About Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles is a commune of 1,208 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche. 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.
