Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mainsat.
Who lives here
An older town: 41% of people in Mainsat are 65 or over, more than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns
On this, Mainsat is above both Creuse’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7% of residents.
59.8median age
MainsatCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Mainsat keeps more of its old housing than Creuse or compared French towns: 52% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Mainsat comes above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mainsat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Mainsat than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €19,730 a year per consumption unit
For Mainsat, that is below both Creuse’s towns (€22,570) and compared French towns (€25,970). 8.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Mainsat has 150 jobs for 150 working residents, 1 per worker.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot8%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Mainsat, 1 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Mainsat
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mainsat is a commune of 540 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
540 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
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.
