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This town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 372.
At under 1,000 residents, Sussac is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 31% of its housing. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sussac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sussac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église de Saint-Priest-les-Vergnes, in Sainte-Anne-Saint-Priest, 2.6 mi away.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sussac.
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, above both Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 13% of the town. Graduates make up 23% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Sussac | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, Sussac has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. At the census, 6.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 10.1%.
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.
House rents are put at about €6.54/m² a month. Sussac recorded 21 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sussac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sussac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussac | 372 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat | 4,366 | 14 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Uzerche Corrèze | 2,814 | 17 | A− | A | D | B |
| Boisseuil | 3,010 | 17 | A+ | B− | A | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sussac is a commune of 372 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.