There are no grades for Tersannes: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 34% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 37% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Tersannes stand out
The 2 things Tersannes does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tersannes.
Who lives here
Few people in Tersannes are 15 to 24: 4.8%, fewer than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 10%, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Tersannes has a median age of 59.3.
59.3median age
TersannesHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 men for every 100 women. 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 Tersannes: 51% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Tersannes is Chapelle Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de la Plain (ou la Plaigne). The protected list starts in the 12th century. This Haute-Vienne town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Tersannes run lower than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €20,470 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 4.5%. Jobs located in Tersannes: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.9 each). No commute at all: 25.0% of working residents here at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter5%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Tersannes, 0.9 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Château de la Mothe: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de la Plain (ou la Plaigne): Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Tersannes
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tersannes yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Tersannes
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tersannes is a commune of 126 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.
