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In Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 234 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lizières has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Lizières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lizières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Priest, in Saint-Priest-la-Plaine, 2.9 mi away.
37% 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 Lizières.
33% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 12%, about level with Creuse’s towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up a fifth of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Lizières | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 12.4%. For its 100 residents in work, Lizières has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. The median disposable income was €24,610 a year per consumption unit, above Creuse’s towns (€22,570) but below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Lizières. House rents are put at about €7.48/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lizières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lizières yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizières | 234 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Souterraine | 4,978 | 4.4 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe Haute-Vienne | 2,709 | 12 | A− | A+ | A− | C+ |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 15 | B− | A | D | D |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 17 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lizières is a commune of 234 people in the Communauté de communes de Bénévent Grand Bourg. 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.