Puy-Malsignat has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 29% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Puy-Malsignat stand out
The 2 things Puy-Malsignat does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puy-Malsignat.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.6% of Puy-Malsignat, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below Creuse’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Line up the people of Puy-Malsignat by age and the one in the middle is 55.
55median age
Puy-MalsignatCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education21%
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
Old homes shape Puy-Malsignat: 54% 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.
Among the classé monuments in Puy-Malsignat is Château de Margeleix. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Puy-Malsignat counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Puy-Malsignat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 1.6%
The unemployment rate comes to 10.3%. Half of residents lived on more than €19,900 a year per consumption unit, below both Creuse’s towns (€22,570) and compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Puy-Malsignat, for 50 working residents (0.6 per worker).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Puy-Malsignat, 0.6 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Puy-Malsignat
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Puy-Malsignat is a commune of 140 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
140 (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.
