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ChamborandCreuse

A town of 241 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Chamborand a good place to live?

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

What makes Chamborand stand out

The one thing Chamborand does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Restes du donjon
Restes du donjon · Inscrit · Photo: Fourgeaudg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chamborand’s story

Chamborand in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chamborand, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1939.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1939First protected: Restes du donjon
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chamborand.

Who lives here

Few people in Chamborand are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Chamborand comes below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population.

54.2median age
ChamborandCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chamborand
ChamborandCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1514%12%17%
15–249.2%11%11%
25–4415%19%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+27%32%22%
No diploma16%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat26%17%18%
Higher education25%24%30%

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

History

Chamborand keeps more of its old housing than Creuse or compared French towns: 48% built before 1919

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

For Chamborand, that is above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chamborand, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1939
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 9.0% of commuters in Chamborand go to work without a car, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

Chamborand sits below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Chamborand has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stands at 10.6%.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chamborand, 0.4 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chamborand is €8.23/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.23/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chamborand€8.23/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€8.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.42 to €10.55/m² a month)
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chamborand

11pages on Chamborand

Landmarks

Chamborand has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Restes du donjon: Photo: Fourgeaudg · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chamborand

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chamborand yet.

How we find them →

Chamborand’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 →
La SouterraineBessines-sur-GartempeGuéretSainte-FeyreAmbazacLa SouterraineBessines-sur-GartempeGuéretSainte-FeyreAmbazacChamborand
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chamborand241—————
La Souterraine4,9786.8C+AC−B−
Bessines-sur-Gartempe Haute-Vienne2,70911A−A+A−C+
Guéret12,95515B−ADD
Sainte-Feyre2,56616A+AA+A−
Ambazac Haute-Vienne5,55616BA−AC−

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

About Chamborand

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chamborand is a commune of 241 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

Population
241 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Bénévent Grand Bourg
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code
23047

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.