Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 186 residents, it is a town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Faux-Mazuras has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 24% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Faux-Mazuras does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Faux-Mazuras as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Bourganeuf, 1.8 mi away.
40% 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 Faux-Mazuras.
27% of residents are 65 or over, between Creuse’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 16% of residents. Degrees are held by 20% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Faux-Mazuras | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €25,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Creuse’s towns (€22,570). At the census, 2.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Faux-Mazuras is 94.0%, lower than Creuse’s towns (96.5%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Picart le DouxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 53 | 75%−3 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Delphine GayNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 52 | 94%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
5 houses and apartments changed hands in Faux-Mazuras from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Faux-Mazuras. Best known first.
Nothing in Faux-Mazuras is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Faux-Mazuras yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faux-Mazuras | 186 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat Haute-Vienne | 4,366 | 15 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 16 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 17 | B− | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Faux-Mazuras is a commune of 186 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
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.