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A town of 804 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Azerables a good place to live?

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

What makes Azerables stand out

The 3 things Azerables does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle gothique du 15e siècle
Chapelle gothique du 15e siècle · Inscrit · Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0
Azerables’ story

Azerables in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Azerables: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1941.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard, born in 1821, is the one person born in Azerables before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1941First protected: Église Saint-Georges
  • 1963Most recently protected: Chapelle gothique du 15e siècle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Azerables.

Who lives here

Few people in Azerables are 15 to 24: 5.7%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

Azerables sits below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 47% of the town.

63.1median age
AzerablesCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Azerables
AzerablesCreuse medianFrance median
Under 157.9%12%17%
15–245.7%11%11%
25–4413%19%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+47%32%22%
No diploma21%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat24%17%18%
Higher education20%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Azerables: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns

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

That puts Azerables above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Azerables: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Azerables is Église Saint-Georges.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1941
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Azerables than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%

On this, Azerables is below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 11.9%. Azerables has 250 jobs for 250 working residents, 1 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Azerables, 1 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The median sale price of homes in Azerables is €812/m²

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

That is the middle of 55 sales of houses and apartments in Azerables from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,137/m² for the median of compared towns in Creuse.

€812/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Azerables€812/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€812/m²55
€8.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.75 to €11.13/m² a month)
€6.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Azerables

12pages on Azerables

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Azerables: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Georges: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle gothique du 15e siècle: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Azerables

2 notable people were born in Azerables.

Their page →

Azerables’ 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 →
La SouterraineArgenton-sur-CreuseBessines-sur-GartempeLa SouterraineArgenton-sur-CreuseBessines-sur-GartempeAzerables
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Azerables804—————
La Souterraine4,9788C+AC−B−
Argenton-sur-Creuse Indre4,78616C+ADD
Bessines-sur-Gartempe Haute-Vienne2,70918A−A+A−C+

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

About Azerables

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Azerables is a commune of 804 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Sostranien. 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
804 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Sostranien
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
15.2 sq mi (39.3 km²)
INSEE code
23015

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.