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Departments Corrèze 19 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Dept 19 Rank #7 / 96
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Corrèze

Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nearest city: Brive-la-Gaillarde TGV
🚄 TGV

Gorges de la Dordogne, Millevaches plateau, Vézère valley

Why this score

Corrèze pairs cheap property, low natural-hazard exposure, decent sunshine and low crime, with wet weather as its main softer spot. La Corrèze associe un immobilier bon marché, une faible exposition aux risques naturels, un ensoleillement correct et une faible délinquance, avec un temps pluvieux comme principal point faible.

Communes

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Climate

Sunshine
2,127h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~8 sun hours each year.
p69 of 96
Sunny days
169/yr
days >50% sunlit
p66 of 96
Rain days
130/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer rain days each year.
p83 of 96
Annual rainfall
964mm/yr
total volume
p88 of 96
Heavy rain
9/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p85 of 96
Torrential
0.1/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p36 of 96
Hot days >30°
32/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
p78 of 96
Winter mildness
4/10
1.8 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
p35 of 96
Wind
1.8m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p1 of 96
Muggy days
6/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 more muggy days each year.
p74 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
23
J
26
J
26
A
21
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+4 days · +5 so far
Tropical nights ~+11 nights · +2 so far
Frost days ~-22 days · -12 so far
Dry-soil days ~+33 days

Landscape

Landscape score
6/10
p72 of 96
Max elevation
976m
p58 of 96
Forest cover
47.9%
p77 of 96
Characteristics
🌾 Rural

Gorges de la Dordogne, Millevaches plateau, Vézère valley

Identity

Corrèze is the birthplace of Grégoire XI (prêtre catholique).

Notable figures born here

Terroir & appellations

Corrèze lies within protected appellation areas, including Cantal, Corrèze, Pomme du Limousin.

Distinctions

Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
Station classée de tourisme (51)

Risks

Safety score
9/10
Flood risk
Very low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p7 of 96
Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p22 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p14 of 96
Major risks present

Share of the department's communes listing each risk category

Dam failure Low 30.8% p90 of 96
Flooding Very low 18.6% p19 of 96
Ground movement Very low 1.8% p14 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very low 0.4% p7 of 96

Transport

Transport
8/10
3.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
2
A20 · A89
Work locally
38.4%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Brive-la-Gaillarde TGV
Airport
Brive Souillac airport (BVE) · ~47 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
3.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A20, A89

Services

Healthcare
5/10
APL 3.2
p35 of 96
Schools
5/10
Brevet 86%
p41 of 96
Fiber coverage
99%
p97 of 96
Intl schools
0schools
None in department
p11 of 96

People

Population
238,535
p18 of 96
Density
41/km²
Rural
-50% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.1%/yr
-0.3 pts vs median · p19
Median income
$25,200
standard of living · $/yr
p43 of 96
Poverty rate
13.7%
below 60% of median living standard
p37 of 96
Unemployment
9.5%
active population out of work
p18 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 21 residents
p73 of 96 · 11,561 beds
1/92 1/9
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
11.4%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p26 of 96
Remote work
5.8%
télétravail · works without commuting
p85 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
11.4%
At-home trades
Farmers
3.6%
Artisans & shopkeepers
7.8%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
25.7%
Clerical & service staff
28.7%
Manual workers
22.8%

Real estate

Median
$1,380/m²
$570 $2,620
House $1,380 Apt $1,580
+0.8%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
Taxe foncière
41.88%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p33 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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