Gouzon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Gouzon with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gouzon.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Gouzon costs less than in both Creuse’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.19/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €816/m², about level with Creuse’s towns (€1,137/m²) and below compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The market in Gouzon: 66 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€816/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gouzon€816/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€816/m²
66
€7.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.72 to €9.03/m² a month)
2.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Creuse Confluence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Gouzon are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in both Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Creuse’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. At 53.5, the median resident of Gouzon sits in the middle of the age range.
53.5median age
GouzonCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Gouzon: 22% were built before 1919, more than in both Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Gouzon is Église Saint-Nicolas des Forges. On the Culture ministry’s list, Gouzon counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Gouzon records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 97 in Creuse’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
353 deaths in Gouzon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 315: 12% above. The nearest emergency department to Gouzon is Centre hospitalier de Gueret, 17.5 mi away. 2 GPs practise here. Average lifespans in Creuse: 84.6 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Gouzon · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
17.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
84.6 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Creuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Gouzon are out of work than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.4%
The census found 7.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 650 jobs are based in Gouzon, for 650 working residents (1 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,890 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Creuse’s towns (€22,570).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot6%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
650
jobs based in Gouzon, 1 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 50% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gouzon
Is Gouzon safe?
Gouzon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Gouzon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gouzon grades A+ for cost of living.
About Gouzon
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gouzon is a commune of 1,558 people in the Creuse Confluence. 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
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.
