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A town of 92 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Auge a good place to live?

Auge is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Auge stand out

The 2 things Auge does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Symphorien
Église Saint-Symphorien · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Auge’s story

Auge in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Auge, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1988First protected: Église Saint-Symphorien
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Auge.

Who lives here

Few people in Auge are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Auge comes below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 9.8% of residents.

55.8median age
AugeCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP42%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education12%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Auge
AugeCreuse medianFrance median
Under 159.8%12%17%
15–246.5%11%11%
25–4414%19%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+36%32%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP42%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education12%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Auge keeps more of its old housing than Creuse or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Auge, that is above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Auge, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Auge, 4.8%, runs below Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

Auge sits below both Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Auge has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 4.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot5%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Auge, 0.2 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Auge costs less than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.30/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That puts Auge below both Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Auge€7.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.73 to €9.32/m² a month)
€6.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Auge

11pages on Auge

Landmarks

Auge has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Symphorien: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Auge

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Auge yet.

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Auge’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Creuse →
HurielPrémilhatDomératMontluçonDésertinesHurielPrémilhatDomératMontluçonDésertinesAuge
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Auge92—————
Huriel Allier2,53612—A+—C
Prémilhat Allier2,54012—A—C−
Domérat Allier8,62213BAAC+
Montluçon Allier33,14715CADC
Désertines Allier4,25916BA−A−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Auge

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Auge is a commune of 92 people in the Creuse Confluence. 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

Population
92 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Creuse Confluence
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.9 sq mi (10 km²)
INSEE code
23009

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.