With fewer than 1,000 residents, Linard-Malval falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 29% of its housing. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.
What makes Linard-Malval stand out
The 2 things Linard-Malval does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Linard-Malval.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Linard-Malval: 41% are 65 or over, above Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 23% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 8.5%, lower than both Creuse’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.9% of the town.
61median age
Linard-MalvalCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 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
Linard-Malval keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Linard-Malval is Église Sainte-Valérie. On the Culture ministry’s list, Linard-Malval counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Linard-Malval are out of work than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.4%
Jobs located in Linard-Malval: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.6 each). Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over one in ten commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €22,740 a year per consumption unit, close to Creuse’s towns (€22,570) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot6%
Bicycle4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Linard-Malval, 0.6 per working resident
18.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Linard-Malval
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Linard-Malval is a commune of 206 people in the Communauté de communes Portes de la Creuse en Marche. 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
206 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Portes de la Creuse en Marche
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.
