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Departments Haute-Vienne 87 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Dept 87 Rank #33 / 96
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Haute-Vienne

Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nearest city: Limoges TGV
🚄 TGV

Limousin rolling countryside, Lac de Saint-Pardoux

Why this score

Haute-Vienne combines affordable property, low hazard exposure and good rail links, with damp weather and little tourism as its softer notes. La Haute-Vienne combine un immobilier abordable, une faible exposition aux risques et de bonnes liaisons ferroviaires, avec un temps humide et un tourisme discret comme points faibles.

Communes

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Climate

Sunshine
2,057h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~12 sun hours each year.
p62 of 96
Sunny days
161/yr
days >50% sunlit
p58 of 96
Rain days
133/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p89 of 96
Annual rainfall
936mm/yr
total volume
p86 of 96
Heavy rain
7/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p73 of 96
Torrential
0.2/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p57 of 96
Hot days >30°
23/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
p56 of 96
Winter mildness
6/10
2.5 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
p55 of 96
Wind
3.0m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p49 of 96
Muggy days
4/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
p57 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
22
J
25
J
25
A
20
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+4 days · +3 so far
Tropical nights ~+12 nights · +2 so far
Frost days ~-17 days · -11 so far
Dry-soil days ~+27 days

Landscape

Landscape score
4/10
p38 of 96
Max elevation
795m
p54 of 96
Forest cover
27.7%
p46 of 96
Characteristics
🌾 Rural

Limousin rolling countryside, Lac de Saint-Pardoux

Identity

Haute-Vienne is the birthplace of Auguste Renoir (artiste peintre).

Notable figures born here

Terroir & appellations

Haute-Vienne lies within protected appellation areas, including Pomme du Limousin, Beurre Charentes-Poitou, Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest Périgord.

Distinctions

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

Risks

Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
Low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p27 of 96
Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p33 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

Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Radon Moderate 53.3% p78 of 96
Dam failure Low 25.6% p81 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Low 25.1% p23 of 96
Wildfire Low 21.5% p64 of 96
Flooding Very low 19% p21 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 6.2% p67 of 96
Ground movement Very low 1% p11 of 96
+1 more
Subsidence & cavities Very low 1% p20 of 96

Transport

Transport
9/10
3.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A20
Work locally
42.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Limoges TGV
Airport
Limoges Airport (LIG) · ~5 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
3.0h direct
🛣 Highways
A20

Services

Healthcare
7/10
APL 4.1
p76 of 96
Schools
4/10
Brevet 84%
p15 of 96
Fiber coverage
96%
p43 of 96
Intl schools
2schools
International programmes available
p47 of 96

People

Population
365,349
p36 of 96
Density
66/km²
Mixed
-18% 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
16.1%
below 60% of median living standard
p73 of 96
Unemployment
11.1%
active population out of work
p47 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 63 residents
p28 of 96 · 5,838 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
15.0%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p60 of 96
Remote work
4.3%
télétravail · works without commuting
p35 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
15%
At-home trades
Farmers
2.4%
Artisans & shopkeepers
6.9%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
27.6%
Clerical & service staff
27.6%
Manual workers
20.5%

Real estate

Median
$1,450/m²
$600 $2,530
House $1,380 Apt $1,710
-1.7%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
Taxe foncière
44.62%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p48 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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