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With 89 residents, it is a town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Chambon-Sainte-Croix is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for a third of homes. 40% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Chambon-Sainte-Croix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chambon-Sainte-Croix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge, in Chéniers, 2.5 mi away.
50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambon-Sainte-Croix.
Graduates make up 20% of adults. Ages in Chambon-Sainte-Croix split evenly at 57: half are older, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 7.3% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Chambon-Sainte-Croix.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chambon-Sainte-Croix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Chambon-Sainte-Croix.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 89 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 13 | B− | A | D | D |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 15 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| La Souterraine | 4,978 | 16 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chambon-Sainte-Croix is a commune of 89 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Dunois. 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
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 November 4, 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.