Dept 19 Rank #7 / 96
Corrèze
Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nearest city: Brive-la-Gaillarde TGV
🚄 TGV
Gorges de la Dordogne, Millevaches plateau, Vézère valley
Why this score · reflects your priorities
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.
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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
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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.
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Wind
1.8m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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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
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Max elevation
976m
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Forest cover
47.9%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Gorges de la Dordogne, Millevaches plateau, Vézère valley
Identity
Corrèze is the birthplace of Grégoire XI (prêtre catholique).
Notable figures born here
Grégoire XI — prêtre catholiqueInnocent VI — prêtre catholiqueClément VI — écrivainLaurent Koscielny — footballeurÉric Rohmer — écrivainPierre-André Latreille — naturalisteCédric Villani — mathématicienJean-François Marmontel — philosopheBernard de Ventadour — compositeurPierre Jean Georges Cabanis — mathématicien
Terroir & appellations
Corrèze lies within protected appellation areas, including Cantal, Corrèze, Pomme du Limousin.
CantalCorrèzePomme du LimousinSalersRocamadourBleu d'AuvergneNoix du PérigordHuile de noix du PérigordCorrèze Coteaux de la VézèreCorrèze vin de paillePays de BriveCanard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest Périgord
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Edmond Michelet
- Henri Queuille
- Jardin d'Arsac
- Les jardins de Sothys
- Jardin des Bois
- Arboretum Al Gaulhia
- +2 more
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
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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
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
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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
—m²
Taxe foncière
41.88%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p33 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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