Largest city in the Corrèze department: the 2026 ranking
The 277 towns of the Corrèze department (19) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Corrèze department is Brive-la-Gaillarde, with 48,330 inhabitants (ranked 143rd in France by population). The largest town by area is Meymac (87 km²). Brive-la-Gaillarde is also the most densely populated town, with 995 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Toy-Viam has only 35 inhabitants.
The Corrèze department has 248,289 inhabitants over 5,845 km², a density of 42 inhabitants per km², 2.6 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 3.9% of the population of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Limousin): see the ranking of the largest cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The 20 largest cities in the Corrèze department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brive-la-Gaillarde | 48,330 | 49 | 995 | 143rd |
| 2 | Tulle | 14,017 | 24 | 574 | 720th |
| 3 | Ussel | 9,551 | 50 | 190 | 1,120th |
| 4 | Malemort | 8,420 | 20 | 429 | 1,291st |
| 5 | Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche | 5,212 | 23 | 222 | 2,179th |
| 6 | Égletons | 5,074 | 17 | 301 | 2,250th |
| 7 | Ussac | 4,444 | 25 | 180 | 2,585th |
| 8 | Allassac | 4,175 | 39 | 107 | 2,744th |
| 9 | Objat | 3,799 | 9.6 | 397 | 3,032nd |
| 10 | Cosnac | 3,139 | 20 | 157 | 3,682nd |
| 11 | Argentat-sur-Dordogne | 2,991 | 30 | 101 | 3,844th |
| 12 | Uzerche | 2,871 | 24 | 120 | 3,989th |
| 13 | Donzenac | 2,804 | 24 | 116 | 4,067th |
| 14 | Meymac | 2,580 | 87 | 30 | 4,399th |
| 15 | Bort-les-Orgues | 2,545 | 15 | 169 | 4,455th |
| 16 | Naves | 2,477 | 36 | 69 | 4,556th |
| 17 | Varetz | 2,455 | 20 | 120 | 4,599th |
| 18 | Lubersac | 2,296 | 57 | 40 | 4,904th |
| 19 | Sainte-Féréole | 2,130 | 36 | 60 | 5,275th |
| 20 | Saint-Viance | 1,931 | 16 | 119 | 5,754th |
Largest towns by area in the Corrèze department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meymac | 2,580 | 87 | 30 | 327th |
| 2 | Neuvic | 1,813 | 73 | 25 | 489th |
| 3 | Chamberet | 1,449 | 70 | 21 | 543rd |
| 4 | Tarnac | 336 | 67 | 5 | 587th |
| 5 | Peyrelevade | 830 | 66 | 12 | 620th |
| 6 | Les Trois-Saints | 1,405 | 63 | 22 | 691st |
| 7 | Sornac | 782 | 59 | 13 | 785th |
| 8 | Lubersac | 2,296 | 57 | 40 | 853rd |
| 9 | Sarroux - Saint Julien | 881 | 54 | 16 | 947th |
| 10 | Ussel | 9,551 | 50 | 190 | 1,155th |
Most densely populated towns in the Corrèze department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brive-la-Gaillarde | 48,330 | 49 | 995 | 946th |
| 2 | Tulle | 14,017 | 24 | 574 | 1,634th |
| 3 | Malemort | 8,420 | 20 | 429 | 2,143rd |
| 4 | Objat | 3,799 | 9.6 | 397 | 2,279th |
| 5 | Égletons | 5,074 | 17 | 301 | 2,996th |
| 6 | Larche | 1,685 | 5.7 | 294 | 3,082nd |
| 7 | Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche | 5,212 | 23 | 222 | 4,093rd |
| 8 | Ussel | 9,551 | 50 | 190 | 4,758th |
| 9 | Ussac | 4,444 | 25 | 180 | 4,986th |
| 10 | Bort-les-Orgues | 2,545 | 15 | 169 | 5,331st |
All towns in the Corrèze department (277)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Affieux (396)
- Aix (362)
- Albignac (244)
- Albussac (741)
- Allassac (4,175)
- Alleyrat (100)
- Altillac (845)
- Ambrugeat (215)
- Argentat-sur-Dordogne (2,991)
- Arnac-Pompadour (1,229)
- Astaillac (208)
- Aubazines (875)
- Auriac (219)
- Ayen (731)
- Bar (315)
- Bassignac-le-Bas (81)
- Bassignac-le-Haut (164)
- Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne (1,326)
- Beaumont (118)
- Bellechassagne (104)
- Benayes (226)
- Beynat (1,341)
- Beyssac (496)
- Beyssenac (376)
- Bilhac (245)
- Bonnefond (119)
- Bort-les-Orgues (2,545)
- Branceilles (285)
- Brignac-la-Plaine (1,002)
- Brive-la-Gaillarde (48,330)
- Bugeat (729)
- Camps-Saint-Mathurin-Léobazel (213)
- Chabrignac (563)
- Chamberet (1,449)
- Chamboulive (1,178)
- Chameyrat (1,520)
- Champagnac-la-Noaille (244)
- Champagnac-la-Prune (153)
- Chanac-les-Mines (447)
- Chanteix (615)
- Chapelle-Spinasse (115)
- Chartrier-Ferrière (380)
- Chasteaux (777)
- Chauffour-sur-Vell (427)
- Chaumeil (165)
- Chavanac (54)
- Chaveroche (273)
- Chenailler-Mascheix (217)
- Chirac-Bellevue (279)
- Clergoux (424)
- Collonges-la-Rouge (493)
- Combressol (396)
- Concèze (382)
- Condat-sur-Ganaveix (657)
- Confolent-Port-Dieu (42)
- Cornil (1,281)
- Corrèze (1,205)
- Cosnac (3,139)
- Couffy-sur-Sarsonne (74)
- Courteix (64)
- Cublac (1,754)
- Curemonte (225)
- Dampniat (734)
- Darazac (155)
- Darnets (313)
- Davignac (241)
- Donzenac (2,804)
- Égletons (5,074)
- Espagnac (394)
- Espartignac (417)
- Estivals (141)
- Estivaux (411)
- Eyburie (497)
- Eygurande (689)
- Eyrein (526)
- Favars (1,150)
- Feyt (111)
- Forgès (270)
- Gimel-les-Cascades (770)
- Goulles (327)
- Gourdon-Murat (84)
- Grandsaigne (47)
- Gros-Chastang (183)
- Gumond (100)
- Hautefage (326)
- Jugeals-Nazareth (977)
- Juillac (1,174)
- L'Église-aux-Bois (51)
- La Chapelle-aux-Brocs (461)
- La Chapelle-aux-Saints (260)
- La Chapelle-Saint-Géraud (201)
- La Roche-Canillac (127)
- Lacelle (142)
- Ladignac-sur-Rondelles (416)
- Lafage-sur-Sombre (137)
- Lagarde-Marc-la-Tour (948)
- Lagleygeolle (229)
- Lagraulière (1,220)
- Laguenne-sur-Avalouze (1,603)
- Lamazière-Basse (286)
- Lamazière-Haute (69)
- Lamongerie (126)
- Lanteuil (532)
- Lapleau (396)
- Larche (1,685)
- Laroche-près-Feyt (80)
- Lascaux (230)
- Latronche (113)
- Laval-sur-Luzège (105)
- Le Chastang (359)
- Le Lonzac (837)
- Le Pescher (369)
- Les Angles-sur-Corrèze (128)
- Les Trois-Saints (1,405)
- Lestards (117)
- Liginiac (686)
- Lignareix (168)
- Ligneyrac (297)
- Liourdres (279)
- Lissac-sur-Couze (728)
- Lostanges (153)
- Louignac (254)
- Lubersac (2,296)
- Madranges (169)
- Malemort (8,420)
- Mansac (1,574)
- Marcillac-la-Croisille (869)
- Marcillac-la-Croze (191)
- Margerides (277)
- Masseret (688)
- Maussac (458)
- Meilhards (562)
- Ménoire (133)
- Mercœur (233)
- Merlines (755)
- Mestes (347)
- Meymac (2,580)
- Meyrignac-l'Église (64)
- Meyssac (1,354)
- Millevaches (79)
- Monceaux-sur-Dordogne (643)
- Monestier-Merlines (305)
- Monestier-Port-Dieu (133)
- Montaignac-sur-Doustre (644)
- Montgibaud (254)
- Moustier-Ventadour (498)
- Naves (2,477)
- Nespouls (650)
- Neuvic (1,813)
- Neuville (204)
- Noailhac (364)
- Noailles (966)
- Nonards (490)
- Objat (3,799)
- Orgnac-sur-Vézère (334)
- Orliac-de-Bar (263)
- Palazinges (164)
- Palisse (231)
- Pandrignes (173)
- Péret-Bel-Air (91)
- Pérols-sur-Vézère (205)
- Perpezac-le-Blanc (435)
- Perpezac-le-Noir (1,296)
- Peyrelevade (830)
- Peyrissac (137)
- Pierrefitte (94)
- Pradines (93)
- Puy-d'Arnac (299)
- Queyssac-les-Vignes (243)
- Reygade (178)
- Rilhac-Treignac (118)
- Rilhac-Xaintrie (311)
- Roche-le-Peyroux (109)
- Rosiers-d'Égletons (1,110)
- Rosiers-de-Juillac (180)
- Sadroc (1,033)
- Saillac (218)
- Saint-Angel (719)
- Saint-Augustin (437)
- Saint-Aulaire (790)
- Saint-Bazile-de-Meyssac (143)
- Saint-Bonnet-Elvert (237)
- Saint-Bonnet-l'Enfantier (422)
- Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière (393)
- Saint-Bonnet-les-Tours-de-Merle (41)
- Saint-Bonnet-près-Bort (192)
- Saint-Cernin-de-Larche (716)
- Saint-Chamant (478)
- Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre (190)
- Saint-Clément (1,427)
- Saint-Cyprien (384)
- Saint-Cyr-la-Roche (470)
- Saint-Éloy-les-Tuileries (115)
- Saint-Étienne-aux-Clos (250)
- Saint-Étienne-la-Geneste (95)
- Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches (601)
- Saint-Fréjoux (263)
- Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle (98)
- Saint-Germain-Lavolps (104)
- Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes (1,183)
- Saint-Hilaire-Foissac (198)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Courbes (182)
- Saint-Hilaire-Luc (65)
- Saint-Hilaire-Peyroux (987)
- Saint-Hilaire-Taurieux (96)
- Saint-Jal (604)
- Saint-Julien-aux-Bois (436)
- Saint-Julien-le-Pèlerin (116)
- Saint-Julien-le-Vendômois (238)
- Saint-Julien-Maumont (186)
- Saint-Martial-de-Gimel (497)
- Saint-Martial-Entraygues (108)
- Saint-Martin-la-Méanne (358)
- Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau (209)
- Saint-Merd-les-Oussines (105)
- Saint-Mexant (1,374)
- Saint-Pantaléon-de-Lapleau (63)
- Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche (5,212)
- Saint-Pardoux-l'Ortigier (494)
- Saint-Pardoux-la-Croisille (182)
- Saint-Pardoux-le-Neuf (84)
- Saint-Pardoux-le-Vieux (306)
- Saint-Paul (236)
- Saint-Priest-de-Gimel (490)
- Saint-Privat (1,052)
- Saint-Rémy (249)
- Saint-Robert (298)
- Saint-Salvadour (341)
- Saint-Setiers (255)
- Saint-Solve (464)
- Saint-Sornin-Lavolps (858)
- Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois (77)
- Saint-Sylvain (133)
- Saint-Viance (1,931)
- Saint-Victour (200)
- Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat (331)
- Sainte-Féréole (2,130)
- Sainte-Fortunade (1,854)
- Sainte-Marie-Lapanouze (67)
- Salon-la-Tour (694)
- Sarran (269)
- Sarroux - Saint Julien (881)
- Segonzac (197)
- Ségur-le-Château (203)
- Seilhac (1,837)
- Sérandon (348)
- Sérilhac (278)
- Servières-le-Château (573)
- Sexcles (231)
- Sioniac (255)
- Sornac (782)
- Soudaine-Lavinadière (157)
- Soudeilles (305)
- Soursac (534)
- Tarnac (336)
- Thalamy (109)
- Toy-Viam (35)
- Treignac (1,338)
- Troche (549)
- Tudeils (273)
- Tulle (14,017)
- Turenne (820)
- Ussac (4,444)
- Ussel (9,551)
- Uzerche (2,871)
- Valiergues (162)
- Varetz (2,455)
- Vars-sur-Roseix (424)
- Végennes (174)
- Veix (81)
- Veyrières (83)
- Viam (87)
- Vigeois (1,333)
- Vignols (549)
- Vitrac-sur-Montane (227)
- Voutezac (1,412)
- Yssandon (717)
Other departments in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Charente (16) Charente-Maritime (17) Creuse (23) Dordogne (24) Gironde (33) Landes (40) Lot-et-Garonne (47) Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) Deux-Sèvres (79) Vienne (86) Haute-Vienne (87) All departments
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.