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Le CompasCreuse

A town of 197 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Le Compas a good place to live?

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

What makes Le Compas stand out

The 2 things Le Compas does most differently from other towns.

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Le Compas’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Le Compas’ story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.

58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2009First protected: Domaine de Vauchaussade
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Compas.

Who lives here

Few people in Le Compas are 15 to 24: 4.3%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Le Compas comes below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 33% of residents.

56median age
Le CompasCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 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.

Ages and diplomas in Le Compas
Le CompasCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1515%12%17%
15–244.3%11%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+33%32%22%
No diploma24%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education17%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Le Compas: 58% 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.

For Le Compas, that is above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Compas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
2009
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Le Compas has lower unemployment than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%

Le Compas sits below both Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Le Compas has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 9.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Le Compas, 0.4 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 Le Compas costs less than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.51/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That puts Le Compas below both Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Compas€7.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€7.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.89 to €9.57/m² a month)
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Tour de Sermur and 3 more in and around Le Compas

Heritage and family days out in and near Le Compas. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Compas

12pages on Le Compas

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Le Compas

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Compas yet.

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Le Compas’ 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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AubussonAubussonLe Compas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Compas197—————
Aubusson3,01814C+ADD

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

About Le Compas

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Le Compas is a commune of 197 people in the Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. 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
197 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.8 km²)
INSEE code
23066

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.