Dept 87 Rank #33 / 96
Haute-Vienne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nearest city: Limoges TGV
🚄 TGV
Limousin rolling countryside, Lac de Saint-Pardoux
Why this score · reflects your priorities
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.
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Climate
Sunshine
2,057h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~12 sun hours each year.
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Sunny days
161/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
133/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Annual rainfall
936mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
7/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.2/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
23/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
6/10
2.5 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
3.0m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
4/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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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
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Max elevation
795m
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Forest cover
27.7%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Limousin rolling countryside, Lac de Saint-Pardoux
Identity
Haute-Vienne is the birthplace of Auguste Renoir (artiste peintre).
Notable figures born here
Auguste Renoir — artiste peintreJoseph-Louis Gay-Lussac — physicienJean Giraudoux — écrivainSadi Carnot — ingénieurSuzanne Valadon — artiste peintreAndré Antoine — écrivainJean-Baptiste Jourdan — officierÉloi de Noyon — écrivainBernard Gui — écrivainGuillaume Dupuytren — médecin
Terroir & appellations
Haute-Vienne lies within protected appellation areas, including Pomme du Limousin, Beurre Charentes-Poitou, Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest Périgord.
Pomme du LimousinBeurre Charentes-PoitouCanard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest PérigordHaute-VienneVolailles du BerryPoularde du PérigordAgneau du LimousinPoulet du PérigordChapon du PérigordAgneau du Poitou-CharentesVeau du LimousinPorc du Limousin
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Jean Giraudoux
- Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac
- Jardins du château de Losmonerie
- Jardin des Vitailles
Station classée de tourisme (2)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
Low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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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
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Schools
4/10
Brevet 84%
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Fiber coverage
96%
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Intl schools
2schools
International programmes available
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People
Population
365,349
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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
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Poverty rate
16.1%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
11.1%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 63 residents
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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
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Remote work
4.3%
télétravail · works without commuting
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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
—m²
Taxe foncière
44.62%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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