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La CelletteCreuse

A town of 266 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is La Cellette a good place to live?

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

What makes La Cellette stand out

The 2 things La Cellette does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Avit
Église Saint-Avit · Inscrit · Photo: Chadel · CC BY 3.0
La Cellette’s story

La Cellette in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean-Marie-Théophile Desaincthorent, born in 1820, is the one person born in La Cellette before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1935First protected: Église Saint-Avit
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Cellette.

Who lives here

Few people in La Cellette are 15 to 24: 5.6%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

On this, La Cellette is below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 47% of residents.

63.1median age
La CelletteCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Cellette
La CelletteCreuse medianFrance median
Under 159.1%12%17%
15–245.6%11%11%
25–4413%19%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+47%32%22%
No diploma22%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education24%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape La Cellette: 50% were built before 1919, more than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns

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

In the comparison, La Cellette comes above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Cellette, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1935
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 8.8% of commuters in La Cellette go to work without a car, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

For La Cellette, that is below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €22,100 a year per consumption unit. La Cellette has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving71%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in La Cellette, 0.5 per working resident
14.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
20%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in La Cellette costs less than in Creuse’s towns or 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.

La Cellette sits below both Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€7.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Cellette€7.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€7.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.72 to €9.03/m² a month)
€6.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Cellette

11pages on La Cellette

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Avit: Photo: Chadel · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from La Cellette

One notable person was born in La Cellette.

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La Cellette’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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La ChâtreGuéretSainte-FeyreLa ChâtreGuéretSainte-FeyreLa Cellette
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Cellette266—————
La Châtre Indre4,03712A−ADA−
Guéret12,95517B−ADD
Sainte-Feyre2,56618A+AA+A−

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

About La Cellette

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

La Cellette is a commune of 266 people in the Communauté de communes Portes de la Creuse en Marche. 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
266 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.3 sq mi (21.4 km²)
INSEE code
23041

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.