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A town of 509 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Fresselines a good place to live?

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

What makes Fresselines stand out

The 3 things Fresselines does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Saint-Gilles, au village des Forges
Chapelle Saint-Gilles, au village des Forges · Inscrit · Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fresselines’ story

Fresselines in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2004.

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

  • 2004First protected: Chapelle Saint-Gilles, au village des Forges
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fresselines.

Who lives here

Few people in Fresselines are 15 to 24: 4.9%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Fresselines below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 41% of the town.

62median age
FresselinesCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 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 Fresselines
FresselinesCreuse medianFrance median
Under 158.4%12%17%
15–244.9%11%11%
25–4412%19%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+41%32%22%
No diploma20%24%19%
CAP or BEP35%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education20%24%30%

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

History

Fresselines keeps more of its old housing than Creuse or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

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

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
2004
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 9.1% of commuters in Fresselines go to work without a car, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Fresselines comes below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Fresselines has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 14.9% of the labour force are out of work.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot7%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Fresselines, 0.5 per working resident
14.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,520
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 median sale price of homes in Fresselines is €859/m²

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

That is the middle of 36 sales of houses and apartments in Fresselines from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,137/m² for the median of compared towns in Creuse.

€859/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Fresselines€859/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€859/m²36
€8.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €10.00/m² a month)
€6.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fresselines

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Gilles, au village des Forges: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Fresselines

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

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Fresselines’ 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 SouterraineGuéretArgenton-sur-CreuseLa SouterraineGuéretArgenton-sur-CreuseFresselines
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fresselines509—————
La Souterraine4,97814C+AC−B−
Guéret12,95516B−ADD
Argenton-sur-Creuse Indre4,78617C+ADD

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

About Fresselines

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Fresselines is a commune of 509 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
509 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Dunois
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.9 sq mi (30.8 km²)
INSEE code
23087

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.