Aubusson grades C+ overall: better than 39% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 17 recorded violent incidents and 18.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.5 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Aubusson 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aubusson.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Aubusson than in Creuse or compared French towns: 40 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. Since 2009, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Aubusson has 12 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 11 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Maison Corneille ou du Vieux Tapissier, actuellement Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Buying in Aubusson costs less than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €806/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Aubusson, houses go for €857/m² and apartments for €747/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €8.22/m² a month, lower than both Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Also worth knowing: 147 houses and apartments changed hands in the town from July 2023 to June 2026.
€806/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Aubusson€806/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€857/m²
107
Apartments
€747/m²
40
€8.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.49 to €10.42/m² a month)
2.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Creuse Grand Sud
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Aubusson than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,480 a year per consumption unit
2,600 jobs are based in Aubusson, for 1,000 working residents (2.6 per worker). 24.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 15.4%, about level with Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving67%
On foot20%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
2,600
jobs based in Aubusson, 2.6 per working resident
15.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Aubusson records more crime per resident than 91% of compared French towns
112 offenses were reported in Aubusson during 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
17recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage44
Other physical violence27
Family violence19
Sexual violence16
Burglary6
Fraud31
Theft without violence24
Drug use13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
17
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
112
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Aubusson than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 9.8% are under 15
37% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Creuse’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.5% of residents. Among adults, 21% have a degree.
56.8median age
AubussonCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 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
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Aubusson run above what its ages would predict: 107 per 100 expected, more than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Creuse: 84.6 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 606 deaths in Aubusson from 2016 to 2025; there were 855, 41% more. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw141
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Aubusson · 6.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site Croix Blanche Ch Aubusson
20.3 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
Maison Corneille ou du Vieux Tapissier, actuellement Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires: Photo: Bally_Hoo from Southampton Hants, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Vestiges du château: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne église Saint-Jean de la Cour: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison à pans de bois et encorbellement: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Patrick Négrier: Vladimir Matusiak, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Victor Marie Georges Legros: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Hippolyte Conchon: V. Rose, Public domain
Questions about Aubusson
Is Aubusson safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 44 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Aubusson good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 85 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Eugène Jamot in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Aubusson expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Aubusson grades A for cost of living.
About Aubusson
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aubusson is a commune of 3,018 people in the Communauté de communes Creuse Grand Sud. 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.
