With fewer than 1,000 residents, Peyrat-la-Nonière falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 28% of its housing. Over-65s are nearly a third of the population.
What makes Peyrat-la-Nonière stand out
The 2 things Peyrat-la-Nonière does most differently from other towns.
Château du Chiroux: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Mazeau: Photo: Eponimm · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne abbaye de Bonlieu: Photo: JVAZFRousseau · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peyrat-la-Nonière.
Who lives here
Peyrat-la-Nonière has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are 15 to 24
53.1median age
Children are 12% of the town. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, close to Creuse’s towns (32%) and above compared French towns (22%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 23% have a degree.
Peyrat-la-NonièreCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 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
Peyrat-la-Nonière keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Peyrat-la-Nonière has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 7.5% of commuters in Peyrat-la-Nonière go to work without a car, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns
8%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income is €22,380 a year per consumption unit. For its 200 residents in work, Peyrat-la-Nonière has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Creuse’s towns (15.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Peyrat-la-Nonière, 0.5 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Peyrat-la-Nonière is a commune of 420 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
420 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
16 sq mi (41.3 km²)
INSEE code
23151
Peyrat-la-Nonière’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
