Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bénévent-l'Abbaye.
Who lives here
Bénévent-l'Abbaye has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7% are 15 to 24
14% are under 15, higher than Creuse’s towns (12%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 37% of residents are 65 or older. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
55.8median age
Bénévent-l'AbbayeCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 78 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
Bénévent-l'Abbaye keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1995. On the Culture ministry’s list, Bénévent-l'Abbaye counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Barthélémy.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Bénévent-l'Abbaye, 9.5%, runs below Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income is €23,160 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Bénévent-l'Abbaye number 400, against 250 residents in work (1.6 per worker). At the census, 20.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Creuse’s towns (21.5%) but above compared French towns (13.4%).
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot16%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Bénévent-l'Abbaye, 1.6 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Bénévent-l'Abbaye’s median home price is €602/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.58/m² a month, close to Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €6.34/m² a month. Bénévent-l'Abbaye recorded 51 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€602/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bénévent-l'Abbaye€602/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€602/m²
51
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.75 to €10.90/m² a month)
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bénévent-l'Abbaye is a commune of 769 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.
