Église Saint-Martial: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Sainte-Madeleine de Pallier: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de Villemoneix: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix sculptée du 15e ou du 16e siècle: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gentioux-Pigerolles.
History
Old homes shape Gentioux-Pigerolles: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns
9historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Gentioux-Pigerolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 5 of 9.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Gentioux-Pigerolles has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4% are 15 to 24
48.5median age
Among adults, 35% have a degree. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Creuse’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Ages in Gentioux-Pigerolles split evenly at 48.5: half are older, half younger.
Gentioux-PigerollesCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Gentioux-Pigerolles than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €17,630 a year per consumption unit
11%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Gentioux-Pigerolles counts 1.4 jobs (200 jobs, 150 workers). At the census, just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 13.7%, below Creuse’s towns (15.4%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot7%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
200
jobs based in Gentioux-Pigerolles, 1.4 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€17,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Gentioux-Pigerolles is a commune of 398 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
398 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Creuse Grand Sud
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
30.8 sq mi (79.7 km²)
INSEE code
23090
Gentioux-Pigerolles’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
