Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (D−): 2% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.
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). Vicq-sur-Breuilh 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 Vicq-sur-Breuilh 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 Vicq-sur-Breuilh.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Vicq-sur-Breuilh is harder to get around on foot than 98% of compared French towns
The unemployment rate here is 4.7%. 3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Vicq-sur-Breuilh counts 0.3 jobs (200 jobs, 700 workers).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Vicq-sur-Breuilh, 0.3 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Vicq-sur-Breuilh sees more deaths than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Vicq-sur-Breuilh’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above Haute-Vienne’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88) alike. 101 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 99: 3% above. The nearest emergency department to Vicq-sur-Breuilh is Clinique Francois Chenieux, 12.5 mi away. 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.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vicq-sur-Breuilh · 1.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Francois Chenieux
13.6 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
Buying in Vicq-sur-Breuilh costs less than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,429/m²
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). Sales in Vicq-sur-Breuilh from July 2023 to June 2026: 41 houses and apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.88/m² a month.
€1,429/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vicq-sur-Breuilh€1,429/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,429/m²
41
€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
€8.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Briance Sud Haute Vienne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Vicq-sur-Breuilh has fewer older residents than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 18% are 65 or over
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 34% have a degree. Line up the people of Vicq-sur-Breuilh by age and the one in the middle is 46.2.
46.2median age
Vicq-sur-BreuilhHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%
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
Vicq-sur-Breuilh keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 5 of 5. Scaled to its population, that is 38 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in Vicq-sur-Breuilh. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vicq-sur-Breuilh
Is Vicq-sur-Breuilh safe?
Vicq-sur-Breuilh has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 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 Vicq-sur-Breuilh expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vicq-sur-Breuilh grades B+ for cost of living.
About Vicq-sur-Breuilh
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vicq-sur-Breuilh is a commune of 1,313 people in the Communauté de communes Briance Sud Haute Vienne. 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.
