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Le DonzeilCreuse

It is a town of 186 residents in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Le Donzeil a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Le Donzeil out for now. 30% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Le Donzeil stand out

The one thing Le Donzeil does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Borne milliaire dite La Pierre du Marteau
Borne milliaire dite La Pierre du Marteau · Classé · Photo: Noeljupiter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Donzeil’s story

Le Donzeil in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Donzeil: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 3rd century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1929First protected: Borne milliaire dite La Pierre du Marteau
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Nearby attractions

Système Séré de Rivières and 2 more in and around Le Donzeil

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Le Donzeil. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Le Donzeil, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by 37% of adults, higher than both Creuse’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town. Line up the people of Le Donzeil by age and the one in the middle is 47.

47median age
Le DonzeilCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Donzeil
Le DonzeilCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1510%12%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4427%19%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+26%32%22%
No diploma13%24%19%
CAP or BEP26%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education37%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Le Donzeil: 55% were built before 1919, more than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Le Donzeil is Borne milliaire dite La Pierre du Marteau. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 3rd century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

3rd c.
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected

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 Le Donzeil than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,880 a year per consumption unit. Le Donzeil holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 12.7%, between Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Le Donzeil, 0.6 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
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 Donzeil costs less than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.74/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €6.64/m² a month. The market in Le Donzeil: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Donzeil€7.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.11 to €9.80/m² a month)
€6.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Donzeil

12pages on Le Donzeil

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Borne milliaire dite La Pierre du Marteau: Photo: Noeljupiter · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Le Donzeil

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

How we find them →

Le Donzeil’s 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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Sainte-FeyreAubussonGuéretSainte-FeyreAubussonGuéretLe Donzeil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Donzeil186—————
Sainte-Feyre2,5669.2A+AA+A−
Aubusson3,01810C+ADD
Guéret12,95511B−ADD

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

About Le Donzeil

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Le Donzeil is a commune of 186 people in the Creuse Sud Ouest. 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
186 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Creuse Sud Ouest
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²)
INSEE code
23074

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.