Bourganeuf has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 2 jobs per working resident; 16.3% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bourganeuf with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourganeuf.
HousingCost of living A
A home in Bourganeuf sells for €642/m², less than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 2 years of the median income in Creuse Sud Ouest. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.03/m² a month, near Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Bourganeuf from July 2023 to June 2026: 97 houses and apartments.
€642/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bourganeuf€642/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€661/m²
84
€9.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €11.47/m² a month)
2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,470
median annual income per consumption unit, Creuse Sud Ouest
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Bourganeuf skews older, with 35% of residents 65 or over, more than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns
Among adults, 16% have a degree. 13% are under 15, about level with Creuse’s towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents.
54.7median age
BourganeufCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Bourganeuf than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,770 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Bourganeuf: 1,450, for 700 residents in work (2 each). Unemployment stood at 16.3%, higher than both Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly a fifth of commuters travelled at the census.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot16%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,450
jobs based in Bourganeuf, 2 per working resident
16.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Bourganeuf than in 76% of compared French towns
All told, Bourganeuf had 46 recorded offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 7.5. Family violence topped the graded crimes in Bourganeuf (2025).
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence18
Criminal damage12
Other physical violence10
Sexual violence6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence14
Fraud10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
46
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
11.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (11.6% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Bourganeuf’s ages would predict, 81 per 100 expected, under Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Bourganeuf is Centre hospitalier de Gueret, 15.8 mi away. 553 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 450: 23% above. At birth, a girl in Creuse can expect 84.6 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Bourganeuf can choose among 3 GPs.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Bourganeuf · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
15.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
84.6 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Creuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bourganeuf keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bourganeuf is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. On the Culture ministry’s list, Bourganeuf counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Brevet results near Bourganeuf run low: 75.0% passed, below Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Bourganeuf, 94.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Creuse’s towns (96.5%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 94% of 52 candidates passed the bac pro. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 14.9 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bourganeuf
Are schools in Bourganeuf good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bourganeuf expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bourganeuf grades A for cost of living.
About Bourganeuf
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bourganeuf is a commune of 2,364 people in the Creuse Sud Ouest. 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.
