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A town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 226 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Le Bourg-d'Hem has none. 39% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Le Bourg-d'Hem does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Bourg-d'Hem as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul, in Anzême, 2.4 mi away.
48% 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 Le Bourg-d'Hem.
13% are under 15, above Creuse’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). At 53.9, the median resident of Le Bourg-d'Hem sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Le Bourg-d'Hem | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €21,750 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 12.3%, below Creuse’s towns (15.4%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Le Bourg-d'Hem: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each).
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.
The market in Le Bourg-d'Hem: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.30/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Le Bourg-d'Hem. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Bourg-d'Hem is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Le Bourg-d'Hem as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bourg-d'Hem | 226 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 8.7 | B− | A | D | D |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 10 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| La Souterraine | 4,978 | 17 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Bourg-d'Hem is a commune of 226 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
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.