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143 people live in this town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, La Forêt-du-Temple is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Forêt-du-Temple does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Forêt-du-Temple as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge, in Nouziers, 2.9 mi away.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Forêt-du-Temple.
Degrees are held by 20% of adults, below both Creuse’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 11% of residents are under 15. The age that splits La Forêt-du-Temple in two is 57.8.
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.
| La Forêt-du-Temple | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €22,490 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, La Forêt-du-Temple counts 1.6 jobs (100 jobs, 50 workers). At the census, 2.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in La Forêt-du-Temple from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Forêt-du-Temple is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Forêt-du-Temple yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Forêt-du-Temple | 143 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Châtre Indre | 4,037 | 11 | A− | A | D | A− |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 18 | B− | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Forêt-du-Temple is a commune of 143 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
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 November 4, 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.