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A town of 296 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Flayat a good place to live?

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

What makes Flayat stand out

The 2 things Flayat does most differently from other towns.

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Flayat’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Flayat’s story

No historic monuments in Flayat

The Culture ministry lists no building in Flayat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix du 16e siècle, in Malleret, 3.5 mi away.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flayat.

Who lives here

Few people in Flayat are 15 to 24: 3.5%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Flayat is below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 41% of residents.

61.7median age
FlayatCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Flayat
FlayatCreuse medianFrance median
Under 157.5%12%17%
15–243.5%11%11%
25–4414%19%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+41%32%22%
No diploma25%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education18%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Flayat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%

In the comparison, Flayat comes below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 8.9%. Flayat has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Flayat, 0.6 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
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 Flayat costs less than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.51/m² a month

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

For Flayat, that is below both Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Flayat€7.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€7.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.89 to €9.57/m² a month)
€6.58/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 Flayat

11pages on Flayat

Landmarks

Nothing in Flayat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Flayat

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

How we find them →

Flayat’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 →
AubussonUsselAubussonUsselFlayat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Flayat296—————
Aubusson3,01816C+ADD
Ussel Corrèze9,18716B+A−C+B−

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

About Flayat

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Flayat is a commune of 296 people in the Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. 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
296 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
17 sq mi (44 km²)
INSEE code
23081

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.