Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are a strength too: brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health and C+ for jobs & income. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Dun-le-Palestel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Dun-le-Palestel 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 Dun-le-Palestel.
Who lives here
An older town: 44% of people in Dun-le-Palestel are 65 or over, more than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns
59.6median age
Degrees are held by 21% of adults, below Creuse’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The under-15s are 9% of the population here. Add to that, the share aged 15 to 24 is 8.1%.
Dun-le-PalestelCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
44%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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
HousingCost of living A
A home in Dun-le-Palestel sells for €1,011/m², less than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns
€1,011/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.47/m² a month, close to Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €6.30/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 43 homes in Dun-le-Palestel.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dun-le-Palestel€1,011/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,011/m²
43
€8.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.74 to €10.64/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Dunois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
A walkable place: Dun-le-Palestel beats 75% of compared French towns on foot
14%walk, cycle or take transit
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,980 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.3%, lower than Creuse’s towns (15.4%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Dun-le-Palestel counts 1.7 jobs (600 jobs, 350 workers).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot11%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
600
jobs based in Dun-le-Palestel, 1.7 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Dun-le-Palestel records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 97 in Creuse’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Dun-le-Palestel has one family doctor. The nearest emergency department to Dun-le-Palestel is Centre hospitalier de Gueret, 13.8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 296 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 362, 22% more. In Creuse, women can expect to live 84.6 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Dun-le-Palestel · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
13.8 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
Dun-le-Palestel is a commune of 1,096 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
Population
1,096 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Dunois
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code
23075
Dun-le-Palestel’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dun-le-Palestel
Is Dun-le-Palestel safe?
Dun-le-Palestel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Dun-le-Palestel good?
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dun-le-Palestel expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Dun-le-Palestel grades A for cost of living.
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.