Largest city in the Haute-Vienne department: the 2026 ranking
The 195 towns of the Haute-Vienne department (87) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Haute-Vienne department is Limoges, with 131,817 inhabitants (ranked 30th in France by population). The largest town by area is Val-d'Oire-et-Gartempe (121 km²). Limoges is also the most densely populated town, with 1,689 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Gilles-les-Forêts has only 46 inhabitants.
The Haute-Vienne department has 379,464 inhabitants over 5,520 km², a density of 69 inhabitants per km², 1.6 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 6.0% 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 Haute-Vienne department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limoges | 131,817 | 78 | 1,689 | 30th |
| 2 | Saint-Junien | 11,677 | 57 | 206 | 877th |
| 3 | Panazol | 11,520 | 20 | 575 | 891st |
| 4 | Couzeix | 10,328 | 31 | 337 | 1,025th |
| 5 | Isle | 8,097 | 20 | 401 | 1,347th |
| 6 | Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 7,164 | 101 | 71 | 1,539th |
| 7 | Feytiat | 6,244 | 25 | 252 | 1,802nd |
| 8 | Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,985 | 23 | 262 | 1,891st |
| 9 | Le Palais-sur-Vienne | 5,844 | 10 | 566 | 1,952nd |
| 10 | Ambazac | 5,622 | 58 | 97 | 2,038th |
| 11 | Condat-sur-Vienne | 5,350 | 15 | 346 | 2,131st |
| 12 | Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 5,171 | 35 | 150 | 2,205th |
| 13 | Rilhac-Rancon | 4,876 | 17 | 280 | 2,341st |
| 14 | Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat | 4,480 | 56 | 81 | 2,558th |
| 15 | Bellac | 3,670 | 24 | 150 | 3,140th |
| 16 | Rochechouart | 3,648 | 54 | 68 | 3,160th |
| 17 | Boisseuil | 3,073 | 19 | 162 | 3,756th |
| 18 | Saint-Priest-Taurion | 2,929 | 27 | 108 | 3,921st |
| 19 | Bessines-sur-Gartempe | 2,763 | 55 | 50 | 4,112th |
| 20 | Bosmie-l'Aiguille | 2,704 | 8.0 | 338 | 4,194th |
Largest towns by area in the Haute-Vienne department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Val-d'Oire-et-Gartempe | 1,733 | 121 | 14 | 150th |
| 2 | Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 7,164 | 101 | 71 | 225th |
| 3 | Limoges | 131,817 | 78 | 1,689 | 433rd |
| 4 | Magnac-Laval | 1,855 | 72 | 26 | 498th |
| 5 | Val d'Issoire | 1,087 | 72 | 15 | 509th |
| 6 | Eymoutiers | 2,068 | 70 | 29 | 538th |
| 7 | Châteauponsac | 2,060 | 69 | 30 | 561st |
| 8 | Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac | 1,403 | 67 | 21 | 589th |
| 9 | Coussac-Bonneval | 1,286 | 67 | 19 | 612th |
| 10 | Blond | 686 | 65 | 11 | 659th |
Most densely populated towns in the Haute-Vienne department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limoges | 131,817 | 78 | 1,689 | 549th |
| 2 | Panazol | 11,520 | 20 | 575 | 1,629th |
| 3 | Le Palais-sur-Vienne | 5,844 | 10 | 566 | 1,654th |
| 4 | Isle | 8,097 | 20 | 401 | 2,258th |
| 5 | Condat-sur-Vienne | 5,350 | 15 | 346 | 2,607th |
| 6 | Bosmie-l'Aiguille | 2,704 | 8.0 | 338 | 2,664th |
| 7 | Couzeix | 10,328 | 31 | 337 | 2,669th |
| 8 | Rilhac-Rancon | 4,876 | 17 | 280 | 3,226th |
| 9 | Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,985 | 23 | 262 | 3,462nd |
| 10 | Feytiat | 6,244 | 25 | 252 | 3,597th |
All towns in the Haute-Vienne department (195)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Aixe-sur-Vienne (5,985)
- Ambazac (5,622)
- Arnac-la-Poste (911)
- Augne (127)
- Aureil (1,063)
- Azat-le-Ris (244)
- Balledent (204)
- Beaumont-du-Lac (134)
- Bellac (3,670)
- Berneuil (422)
- Bersac-sur-Rivalier (615)
- Bessines-sur-Gartempe (2,763)
- Beynac (780)
- Blanzac (477)
- Blond (686)
- Boisseuil (3,073)
- Bonnac-la-Côte (1,653)
- Bosmie-l'Aiguille (2,704)
- Breuilaufa (120)
- Bujaleuf (879)
- Burgnac (878)
- Bussière-Galant (1,309)
- Chaillac-sur-Vienne (1,279)
- Châlus (1,712)
- Chamboret (788)
- Champagnac-la-Rivière (607)
- Champnétery (521)
- Champsac (712)
- Chaptelat (2,111)
- Château-Chervix (801)
- Châteauneuf-la-Forêt (1,569)
- Châteauponsac (2,060)
- Cheissoux (232)
- Chéronnac (319)
- Cieux (1,024)
- Cognac-la-Forêt (1,202)
- Compreignac (1,881)
- Condat-sur-Vienne (5,350)
- Coussac-Bonneval (1,286)
- Couzeix (10,328)
- Cromac (250)
- Cussac (1,164)
- Dinsac (247)
- Dompierre-les-Églises (378)
- Domps (103)
- Dournazac (680)
- Droux (383)
- Eybouleuf (475)
- Eyjeaux (1,365)
- Eymoutiers (2,068)
- Feytiat (6,244)
- Flavignac (1,069)
- Folles (444)
- Fromental (532)
- Gajoubert (149)
- Glandon (823)
- Glanges (527)
- Gorre (394)
- Isle (8,097)
- Jabreilles-les-Bordes (245)
- Janailhac (530)
- Javerdat (744)
- Jouac (198)
- Jourgnac (1,121)
- La Bazeuge (144)
- La Chapelle-Montbrandeix (267)
- La Croisille-sur-Briance (736)
- La Croix-sur-Gartempe (164)
- La Geneytouse (1,004)
- La Jonchère-Saint-Maurice (806)
- La Meyze (859)
- La Porcherie (541)
- La Roche-l'Abeille (603)
- Ladignac-le-Long (1,184)
- Laurière (532)
- Lavignac (172)
- Le Buis (182)
- Le Chalard (309)
- Le Châtenet-en-Dognon (410)
- Le Dorat (1,590)
- Le Palais-sur-Vienne (5,844)
- Le Vigen (2,346)
- Les Billanges (302)
- Les Cars (617)
- Les Grands-Chézeaux (232)
- Les Salles-Lavauguyon (158)
- Limoges (131,817)
- Linards (1,016)
- Lussac-les-Églises (465)
- Magnac-Bourg (1,140)
- Magnac-Laval (1,855)
- Mailhac-sur-Benaize (282)
- Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire (388)
- Marval (504)
- Masléon (298)
- Meilhac (542)
- Meuzac (753)
- Moissannes (342)
- Montrol-Sénard (251)
- Mortemart (129)
- Nantiat (1,601)
- Nedde (456)
- Neuvic-Entier (878)
- Nexon (2,589)
- Nieul (1,590)
- Nouic (430)
- Oradour-Saint-Genest (403)
- Oradour-sur-Glane (2,584)
- Oradour-sur-Vayres (1,632)
- Pageas (650)
- Panazol (11,520)
- Pensol (187)
- Peyrat-de-Bellac (1,075)
- Peyrat-le-Château (1,039)
- Peyrilhac (1,385)
- Pierre-Buffière (1,158)
- Rancon (484)
- Razès (1,160)
- Rempnat (141)
- Rilhac-Lastours (390)
- Rilhac-Rancon (4,876)
- Rochechouart (3,648)
- Royères (960)
- Roziers-Saint-Georges (158)
- Saillat-sur-Vienne (851)
- Saint-Amand-le-Petit (117)
- Saint-Amand-Magnazeix (489)
- Saint-Auvent (989)
- Saint-Bazile (148)
- Saint-Bonnet-Briance (542)
- Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac (458)
- Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne (1,685)
- Saint-Cyr (685)
- Saint-Denis-des-Murs (552)
- Saint-Gence (2,244)
- Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle (552)
- Saint-Georges-les-Landes (235)
- Saint-Germain-les-Belles (1,165)
- Saint-Gilles-les-Forêts (46)
- Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval (1,027)
- Saint-Hilaire-la-Treille (364)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (851)
- Saint-Jean-Ligoure (510)
- Saint-Jouvent (1,654)
- Saint-Julien-le-Petit (292)
- Saint-Junien (11,677)
- Saint-Junien-les-Combes (174)
- Saint-Just-le-Martel (2,660)
- Saint-Laurent-les-Églises (892)
- Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre (1,389)
- Saint-Léger-la-Montagne (365)
- Saint-Léger-Magnazeix (488)
- Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (4,480)
- Saint-Martial-sur-Isop (153)
- Saint-Martin-de-Jussac (579)
- Saint-Martin-le-Mault (147)
- Saint-Martin-le-Vieux (876)
- Saint-Martin-Terressus (604)
- Saint-Mathieu (1,093)
- Saint-Maurice-les-Brousses (1,065)
- Saint-Méard (370)
- Saint-Ouen-sur-Gartempe (219)
- Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac (1,403)
- Saint-Paul (1,263)
- Saint-Priest-Ligoure (697)
- Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe (1,767)
- Saint-Priest-Taurion (2,929)
- Saint-Sornin-la-Marche (218)
- Saint-Sornin-Leulac (574)
- Saint-Sulpice-Laurière (809)
- Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles (1,229)
- Saint-Sylvestre (945)
- Saint-Victurnien (1,796)
- Saint-Vitte-sur-Briance (328)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (7,164)
- Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe (454)
- Sainte-Anne-Saint-Priest (140)
- Sainte-Marie-de-Vaux (211)
- Sauviat-sur-Vige (900)
- Séreilhac (2,029)
- Solignac (1,576)
- Surdoux (61)
- Sussac (372)
- Tersannes (127)
- Thouron (568)
- Val d'Issoire (1,087)
- Val-d'Oire-et-Gartempe (1,733)
- Vaulry (401)
- Vayres (709)
- Verneuil-Moustiers (119)
- Verneuil-sur-Vienne (5,171)
- Veyrac (2,178)
- Vicq-sur-Breuilh (1,344)
- Videix (210)
- Villefavard (156)
Other departments in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Charente (16) Charente-Maritime (17) Corrèze (19) Creuse (23) Dordogne (24) Gironde (33) Landes (40) Lot-et-Garonne (47) Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) Deux-Sèvres (79) Vienne (86) 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.