Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Saunière.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 17% of people in La Saunière are 65 or over, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
21% are under 15, above Creuse’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Also worth knowing: among adults, 25% have a degree.
40.8median age
La SaunièreCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. 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 Saunière keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Saunière is Église de la Nativité de la Très-Sainte-Vierge. This Creuse town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in La Saunière walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 1.6%
The median disposable income is €25,110 a year per consumption unit. 7.3% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in La Saunière number 50, against 300 residents in work (0.1 per worker).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in La Saunière, 0.1 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Saunière
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Saunière is a commune of 663 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret. 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.
