Azat-Châtenet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 28% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 42% of residents.
What makes Azat-Châtenet stand out
The 2 things Azat-Châtenet does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Azat-Châtenet.
Who lives here
Few people in Azat-Châtenet are 15 to 24: 5.9%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13%, close to Creuse’s towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults. Ages in Azat-Châtenet split evenly at 57.5: half are older, half younger.
57.5median age
Azat-ChâtenetCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat9%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Azat-Châtenet keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 54% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. Azat-Châtenet has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Azat-Châtenet, 2.6%, runs below Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
2.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 8.1% of working residents in Azat-Châtenet didn’t travel to work at all.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Azat-Châtenet, 0.3 per working resident
2.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Azat-Châtenet
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Azat-Châtenet is a commune of 108 people in the Communauté de communes de Bénévent Grand Bourg. 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.
