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BlessacCreuse

A town of 525 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
525
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.74
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,450
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Blessac a good place to live?

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

What makes Blessac stand out

The 2 things Blessac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
11%2%BlessacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
11% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
31%22%BlessacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 52.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Dolmen dit Pierre-la-Fade
Dolmen dit Pierre-la-Fade · Classé · Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blessac’s story

Blessac in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Honoré Martinon, born in 1854, is the one person born in Blessac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1889First protected: Dolmen dit Pierre-la-Fade
  • 2018Most recently protected: Chapelle et château du domaine de La Forêt
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Nearby attractions

Château du domaine de La Forêt and 9 more in and around Blessac

Museums and heritage in and near Blessac. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau du domaine de La Forêtin townMuseumMusée départemental de la tapisserie d'Aubusson3.5 km east, in AubussonChâteauChâteauTour de l'Horloge3.7 km east, in AubussonRuinsRuinsChâteau d'Aubusson4 km east, in AubussonMuseumMuseumAm'Carta3.6 km east, in AubussonMuseumMuseumMaison du Tapissier3.9 km east, in Aubusson
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blessac.

Who lives here

Blessac has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Blessac comes below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 16% of the town.

52.9median age
BlessacCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Blessac
BlessacCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1516%12%17%
15–246.2%11%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+31%32%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP35%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education22%24%30%
Full pageBlessac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages52.9 median age · 31% are 65 or overHouseholds240 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Blessac?”

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

History

Old homes shape Blessac: 16% 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.

For Blessac, that is above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Blessac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Blessac is Dolmen dit Pierre-la-Fade.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1889
first monument protected
Full pageBlessac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes16% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Blessac?”

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

Work & commute

Blessac has lower unemployment than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 7.8%

Blessac sits below both Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Blessac has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 3.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Blessac, 0.3 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageBlessac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentGetting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€25,450 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Blessac below both Creuse’s towns (88.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Blessac83.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Blessac96.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Eugène JamotNearest collègeCollègeCollège5483%−6 pts
Lycée Eugène JamotNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée8599%+2 pts
Lycée professionnel Jean JaurèsBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée2588%+1 pt
99%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
88%
passed the vocational bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageBlessac’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges83.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 kmLycées96.5% passed the bac · Two lycées within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Blessac than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.74/m² a month

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

On this, Blessac is below both Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Blessac€7.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.11 to €9.80/m² a month)
€7.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageBlessac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.74/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blessac

13pages on Blessac
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and two lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.1 mi awayHousing17 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute50 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 52.9History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Chapelle et château du domaine de La ForêtChapel · 19th & 20th c.
Dolmen dit Pierre-la-FadeDolmen · Prehistory
Photo credits

Chapelle et château du domaine de La Forêt: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dolmen dit Pierre-la-Fade: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Blessac

One notable person was born in Blessac.

Their page →
H
Honoré MartinonFrench politician · 1854–1947

Blessac’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 →
AubussonSainte-FeyreAubussonSainte-FeyreBlessac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Blessac525—————
Aubusson3,0182.4C+ADD
Sainte-Feyre2,56617A+AA+A−

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

About Blessac

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Blessac is a commune of 525 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

Population
525 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Creuse Grand Sud
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.9 sq mi (17.8 km²)
INSEE code
23024

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.