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A town of 534 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is La Celle-Dunoise a good place to live?

La Celle-Dunoise is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes La Celle-Dunoise stand out

The 3 things La Celle-Dunoise does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens · Classé · Photo: Dickeybird · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Celle-Dunoise’s story

La Celle-Dunoise in pictures

La Celle-Dunoise has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1921First protected: Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Celle-Dunoise.

Who lives here

Few people in La Celle-Dunoise are 15 to 24: 4.5%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns

9.4% are under 15, below Creuse’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 43% of the population. Among adults, 29% have a degree.

61.3median age
La Celle-DunoiseCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 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 La Celle-Dunoise
La Celle-DunoiseCreuse medianFrance median
Under 159.4%12%17%
15–244.5%11%11%
25–4414%19%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+43%32%22%
No diploma22%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education29%24%30%

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

History

La Celle-Dunoise keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

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 La Celle-Dunoise is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in La Celle-Dunoise are out of work than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.5%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,430 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in La Celle-Dunoise number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 5.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in La Celle-Dunoise, 0.4 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,430
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

Buying in La Celle-Dunoise costs less than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €641/m²

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

The estimated advertised rent is €8.23/m² a month, lower than both Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). La Celle-Dunoise recorded 42 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.01/m² a month.

€641/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

La Celle-Dunoise€641/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€641/m²42
€8.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.42 to €10.55/m² a month)
€8.01/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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Barde and 2 more in and around La Celle-Dunoise

Heritage and museums in and near La Celle-Dunoise. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about La Celle-Dunoise

13pages on La Celle-Dunoise

Landmarks

La Celle-Dunoise has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens: Photo: Dickeybird · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from La Celle-Dunoise

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Celle-Dunoise yet.

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La Celle-Dunoise’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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GuéretSainte-FeyreLa SouterraineGuéretSainte-FeyreLa SouterraineLa Celle-Dunoise
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Celle-Dunoise534—————
Guéret12,95510B−ADD
Sainte-Feyre2,56612A+AA+A−
La Souterraine4,97815C+AC−B−

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

About La Celle-Dunoise

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

La Celle-Dunoise is a commune of 534 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
534 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Dunois
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.2 sq mi (28.9 km²)
INSEE code
23039

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.