— Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Corrèze · 776 inhabitants

Sornac

Public indicators aggregated at commune level: housing market, services, safety, environment. Official sources, updated as of May 2026.

Sornac in numbers

Synthetic indicators. Sourced thematic detail below.

  • Median price per m²

    862 €/m²

    last 5 years of recorded sales

    DVF — DGFiP · 2025

    Rank 28 of 195 communes in the Corrèze département

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  • Energy-sieve homes (EPC F or G)

    27 %

    share of poorly-insulated private homes

    ADEME · 2026

    Rank 86 of 279 communes in the Corrèze département

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  • GP access (APL)

    1,2 c/an/hab

    DREES index — under-served threshold = 2.5

    DREES · 2024

    Rank 250 of 279 communes in the Corrèze département

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  • Fiber rollout

    99 %

    fiber-eligible homes

    ARCEP · 2025

    Rank 245 of 277 communes in the Corrèze département

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  • Average social index of public schools

    100

    DEPP index — national median = 100 ; favored >115, disadvantaged <85

    DEPP · 2024 — indicative

    Rank 72 of 100 communes in the Corrèze département

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  • Recorded crime

    0,0 / 1 000 hab/an

    offences recorded by law enforcement

    SSMSI · 2025

    Rank 1 of 554 communes in the Corrèze département

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  • PFAS in tap water

    0,000 µg/L

    EU threshold 0.1 µg/L (directive 2020/2184)

    SISE-Eaux ARS · 2025

    Rank 1 of 138 communes in the Corrèze département

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  • Water hardness

    2 °f

    soft <15, medium 15-30, hard 30-40, very hard >40

    SISE-Eaux ARS · 2025

    Rank 69 of 114 communes in the Corrèze département

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  • Median disposable income

    21 130 €/UC/an

    per consumption unit

    Filosofi — INSEE · 2021

    Rank 407 of 494 communes in the Corrèze département

  • Population change

    -0,4 % / 5 ans

    cumulative variation INSEE census (2017→2022)

    INSEE RP · 2025

    Rank 136 of 279 communes in the Corrèze département

Everything else we measure in Sornac

Every value carries its source and year. What is not measured here is not shown — never replaced by an average.

Housing and costs

  • Median rent

    7,5 €/m²/mois

    private market rent observatory ANIL

    ANIL · 2025

  • Property tax rate (TFB)

    39,8 %

    voted built-property tax global rate

    DGFiP REI · 2024

  • Median heating cost

    1 477 €/an

    from energy certificates issued in the town

    DPE — ADEME · 2026

  • Median property tax

    4,94 €/m²/an

    amount per m², not the voted rate

    DGFiP · 2020 — indicative

  • Median rent — house

    6,5 €/m²/mois

    apartment rent alone misses half the market

    Carte des loyers — ANIL · 2025 — indicative

  • Homes empty for over 2 years

    16,7 %

    structural vacancy — long-empty homes signal a market with no takers

    LOVAC — DGALN · 2025

  • Second homes

    32 %

    share of housing — a high value means an off-season ghost town

    Filocom — DGFiP · 2025

  • Housing built before 1949

    37 %

    older stock — character, and heavier insulation work

    Filocom — DGFiP · 2025

Services

  • Schools in town

    1

    primary-level schools, state and private

    Annuaire de l’éducation — MENJ · 2026

  • Social index — state schools

    100

    social position index — national median 100

    DEPP — MENJ · 2024 — indicative

Environment

  • Oil heating

    21 %

    share of dwellings — the energy most exposed to price and regulation

    DPE — ADEME · 2026

  • Radon potential

    élevé

    natural radioactive soil gas — leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco

    IRSN

  • Solar irradiation

    1 509 kWh/m²/an

    solar energy received at ground level over a year

    PVGIS — Commission européenne · 2023

  • Nitrates in tap water

    15 mg/L

    legal limit 50 mg/L (EU directive 2020/2184)

    SISE-Eaux — ARS · 2025

  • Pesticides in tap water

    0,000 µg/L

    limit 0.1 µg/L per substance, 0.5 µg/L total (EU directive 2020/2184)

    SISE-Eaux — ARS · 2025

  • Lead in tap water

    0,00 µg/L

    limit 10 µg/L, dropping to 5 µg/L in 2036 — mostly from the building’s own pipes

    SISE-Eaux — ARS · 2025

  • Chlorine in tap water

    0,20 mg/L

    disinfection is mandatory; taste becomes noticeable from about 0.3 mg/L

    SISE-Eaux — ARS · 2025

  • Pesticides applied

    0,9 kg/ha

    amount per hectare of farmland — field use, not a concentration in water

    BNV-D — ministère de l’Agriculture · 2023

Jobs and income

  • Unemployment rate

    9,5 %

    share of 15-64 year-olds unemployed

    Filosofi — INSEE · 2025

Sornac preview

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Housing market in Sornac

Median price per m²

862 €/m²

Median over 11 sales (2025)

From 242 €/m² to 1 389 €/m² depending on the area, across 21 sales.

DVF median of recent notarial transactions. French median ≈ €2,800/m². Cross-check with DPE and listing age to estimate negotiation margin.

Source: DVF — DGFiP

Apartment rent

7,5 €/m²/mois

Median rent per m² observed by ANIL observatories. Compare with purchase price for gross rental yield.

Source: ANIL Observatoires des loyers · 2025Reliability high

Thermal sieves (DPE F/G)

27 %

Share of homes labelled F or G in the surveyed stock (French median ≈ 18%). Climate Act: rental ban for G in 2025, F in 2028, E in 2034.

Source: ADEME Observatoire DPE · 2026Reliability high

Planning and buildability in Sornac

Buildable share of the territory

4,6 %

of territory in U or open AU zones

Share of commune area classified as buildable in the local plan (urban U zones + open to-urbanise AUc zones). The precise rules — height, footprint, setback — depend on the exact zone of the parcel.

Source: Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU)Reliability high

Urban zones (U)

4,3 %

of territory already urbanised

Share of area in U zones of the local plan — already-urbanised sectors, open to immediate construction subject to the zone rules.

Source: Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU)Reliability high

Planning document

180

PLU zoning areas

The commune has a digitised PLU/PLUi published on the Géoportail de l'Urbanisme, split into 180 zones. Without a PLU, the National Planning Regulation (RNU) applies.

Source: Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU)Reliability high

Zoning from the Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU). Indicative at commune scale — for the buildability of a precise parcel, consult the PLU at the town hall.

Services and quality of life in Sornac

GP accessibility

1,16

consultations / year / inhabitant

DREES APL indicator — French median ≈ 3.5. Tension threshold at 2.5: below this level, the commune is a medical desert.

Source: DREES Indicateur APL · 2024Reliability high

Public school social index

100

Weighted average Social Position Index (DEPP). French median ≈ 102. Sociological reading, not pedagogical quality.

Source: DEPP IPS écoles · 2024Reliability limited

Fibre coverage (FttH)

99 %

Share of premises reachable by optical fibre (ARCEP). French median ≈ 75%. Tenant-attraction lever and near-mandatory residential criterion in 2026.

Source: ARCEP Observatoire fibre · 2025Reliability medium

Safety and risks in Sornac

Nearest high-voltage line

269 m

225 kV · HTB

Source : RTE · OSM · measured from the town centre

Nearest classified facility (ICPE)

769 m

RTP - carriere illégale

Source : DGPR · Géorisques · measured from the town centre

Recorded crime

0

per 1,000 inhabitants

Offences recorded by police/gendarmerie (French median ≈ 35). Includes property, personal and drug offences. Honest reading: compare to neighbouring communes.

Source: SSMSI — Ministère de l'Intérieur · 2025Reliability medium

Classified facilities

1

ICPE within 1 km (average)

Average number of classified facilities (ICPE) within 1 km around the commune (DGPR). Seveso = major industrial risk, ICPE = facilities subject to authorisation/registration.

Source: DGPR Géorisques · 2025Reliability high

Environment and health in Sornac

PFAS in tap water

0,000 µg/L

Sum of detected PFAS (French median ≈ 0.02 µg/L). 2026 European threshold: 0.10 µg/L per molecule, 0.50 µg/L for the sum of 20 monitored PFAS.

Source: ARS — SISE-Eaux · 2025

Water hardness

2 °f

Hydrotimetric titre (French median ≈ 22 °f). Below 15 = soft ; 22-32 = hard ; above = very hard (scaling, energy overconsumption).

Source: ARS — SISE-Eaux · 2025Reliability medium

Agricultural pesticides (dept)

0,9 kg/ha

Phytosanitary sales per cultivated hectare at département level (French median ≈ 1.2 kg/ha). Exposure indicator for residents.

Source: BNV-D (OFB) · 2023

Solar potential

1509 kWh/m²/an

Annual horizontal solar irradiation (PVGIS). French median ≈ 1,320 kWh/m²/year. Above 1,500 = very favourable (8-10 year ROI for panels), below 1,100 = longer ROI (12-15 years). MaPrimeRénov subsidy + self-consumption available.

Source: PVGIS European Commission · 2023Reliability high

Energy rating (EPC)

A0 %
B1 %
C5 %
D19 %
E46 %
F17 %
G11 %

28.4% poorly rated (F/G) of 134 assessed dwellings.

Housing stock

Main homes57 %
Second homes32 %
Vacant homes11 %

— Live calculations

Every dimension, in euros.

On this page, 6 calculations with the real figures for Sornac: whether to buy or rent, how much to negotiate, the monthly mortgage payment, the net rental yield, the monthly cashflow and the energy bill.

Method and assumptions detailed in Transparency.