Ahun has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ahun with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Ahun is above 80% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Ahun: 101 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 226 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 294, 30% more. The nearest emergency department to Ahun is Centre hospitalier de Gueret, 9.1 mi away. In Creuse, women can expect to live 84.6 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw130
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ahun · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
9.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
84.6 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Creuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Under-15s account for 13% of the population. Ahun has a median age of 50.1 years. 28% of adults hold a degree.
50.1median age
AhunCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Ahun is rich in protected monuments: 43 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Just over a fifth of its homes were built before 1919, above Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Ahun is Église Saint-Sylvain. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Only 9.2% of commuters in Ahun go to work without a car, fewer than in both Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €23,740 a year per consumption unit, higher than Creuse’s towns (€22,570) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 9.3% of the labour force are out of work. For its 550 residents in work, Ahun has 750 jobs: 1.3 each.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
750
jobs based in Ahun, 1.3 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
Église Saint-Sylvain: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Chantemille: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine du château de la Chezotte: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Viaduc de Busseau-sur-Creuse (également sur commune de Pionnat): Photo: Original téléversé par Accrochoc sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ahun
Is Ahun safe?
Ahun has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Ahun expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €995/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ahun grades A+ for cost of living.
About Ahun
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ahun is a commune of 1,394 people in the Creuse Sud Ouest. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
