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A town of 359 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Lépaud a good place to live?

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

What makes Lépaud stand out

The one thing Lépaud does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Nicolas
Église Saint-Nicolas · Inscrit · Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lépaud’s story

Lépaud in pictures

Lépaud has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Anders Osterlind, born in 1887, is the one person born in Lépaud before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1963First protected: Église Saint-Nicolas
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The data

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History

Old homes shape Lépaud: 32% 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.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Lépaud has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Lépaud has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 9.7% are 15 to 24

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than Creuse’s towns (32%) and near compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. Degrees are held by 25% of adults.

48.3median age
LépaudCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lépaud
LépaudCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1516%12%17%
15–249.7%11%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+21%32%22%
No diploma14%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat26%17%18%
Higher education25%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Lépaud, 7.9%, runs below Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

Per resident in work, Lépaud counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). At the census, 6.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Also worth knowing: households’ median disposable income: €23,370 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Lépaud, 0.3 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,370
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

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lépaud than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.62/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Lépaud.

€7.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lépaud€7.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€7.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.92 to €9.80/m² a month)
€6.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Fressinaud and 2 more in and around Lépaud

Heritage in and near Lépaud. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Lépaud

12pages on Lépaud

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Lépaud

One notable person was born in Lépaud.

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Lépaud’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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PrémilhatHurielDomératMontluçonDésertinesCommentryPrémilhatHurielDomératMontluçonDésertinesCommentryLépaud
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lépaud359—————
Prémilhat Allier2,54010—A—C−
Huriel Allier2,53610—A+—C
Domérat Allier8,62211BAAC+
Montluçon Allier33,14712CADC
Désertines Allier4,25914BA−A−B−
Commentry Allier6,01717B+ABD

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

About Lépaud

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Lépaud is a commune of 359 people in the Creuse Confluence. 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
359 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Creuse Confluence
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.3 sq mi (24.1 km²)
INSEE code
23106

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.