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A town of 185 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Croze a good place to live?

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

What makes Croze stand out

The 2 things Croze does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle du Mas-Laurent
Chapelle du Mas-Laurent · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Croze’s story

Croze in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Croze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1932First protected: Chapelle du Mas-Laurent
  • 1964Most recently protected: Église Saint-Martial et Saint-Blaise
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Croze.

Who lives here

Few people in Croze are 15 to 24: 5.9%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Croze is below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 31% of the population.

54.6median age
CrozeCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 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.

Ages and diplomas in Croze
CrozeCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1511%12%17%
15–245.9%11%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+31%32%22%
No diploma16%24%19%
CAP or BEP26%28%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education25%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Croze: 40% 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.

In the comparison, Croze comes above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Croze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1932
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 1.3% of commuters in Croze go to work without a car, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

For Croze, that is below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Croze has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stands at 11.5%.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Croze, 0.3 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Croze costs less than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.98/m² a month

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

Croze sits below both Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€6.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Croze€6.98/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€6.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.53 to €8.83/m² a month)
€7.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Mas-Laurent and 2 more in and around Croze

Heritage in and near Croze. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Croze

12pages on Croze

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Croze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martial et Saint-Blaise: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle du Mas-Laurent: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Croze

One notable person was born in Croze.

Their page →

Croze’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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AubussonAubussonCroze
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Croze185—————
Aubusson3,0188.8C+ADD

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

About Croze

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croze is a commune of 185 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
185 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Creuse Grand Sud
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.5 sq mi (22.1 km²)
INSEE code
23071

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.