Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Nouaille.
Who lives here
La Nouaille has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, above both Creuse’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 8.6% of the population. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.
58.8median age
La NouailleCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
La Nouaille keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 77% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, La Nouaille counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
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 La Nouaille than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 2.7%
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, between Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in La Nouaille: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.5 each). The median disposable income is €22,470 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in La Nouaille, 0.5 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Nouaille
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Nouaille is a commune of 224 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
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.
