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A town of 187 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

187

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.98

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€22,070

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Gioux a good place to live?

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

What makes Gioux stand out

The one thing Gioux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

47% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul · Inscrit · Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0

Gioux’s story

Gioux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gioux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1981First protected: Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul
1991Most recently protected: Vestiges de la villa gallo-romaine de Maisonnières

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gioux.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Gioux than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults

That puts Gioux below both Creuse’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents.

53.9median age

GiouxCreuse medianFrance median

Creuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP38%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 82 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gioux
	Gioux	Creuse median	France median
Under 15	13%	12%	17%
15–24	9.6%	11%	11%
25–44	18%	19%	23%
45–64	34%	26%	26%
65+	26%	32%	22%
No diploma	14%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	38%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	17%	24%	30%

Full pageGioux’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53.9 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households90 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Gioux?”

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

History

Gioux keeps more of its old housing than Creuse or compared French towns: 52% built before 1919

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

On this, Gioux is above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gioux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

Antiquity

oldest protected part

1981

first monument protected

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Age of homes52% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Gioux?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Gioux than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%

In the comparison, Gioux comes below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 9.3%. Gioux has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter4%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Gioux, 0.4 per working resident

9.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€22,070

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€22,070 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Gioux costs less than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.98/m² a month

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

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

€6.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gioux€6.98/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Creuse median€8.82/m²

€6.98/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.53 to €8.83/m² a month)

€7.05/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageGioux’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€6.98/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gioux

11pages on Gioux

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.9 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gioux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Vestiges de la villa gallo-romaine de MaisonnièresMonument · 1st c.

Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-PaulChurch · 12th–18th c.

Photo credits

Vestiges de la villa gallo-romaine de Maisonnières: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Gioux

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

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Gioux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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AubussonGioux

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Gioux	187	—	—	—	—	—
Aubusson	3,018	10	C⁺	A	D	D

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

About Gioux

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gioux is a commune of 187 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: 187 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Creuse Grand Sud
Département: Creuse (23)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 14.4 sq mi (37.3 km²)
INSEE code: 23091

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.