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This town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 258.
Reterre has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a fifth of homes. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Reterre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Reterre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul, in Évaux-les-Bains, 5 mi away.
70% 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 Reterre.
The share of residents under 15 is 12%. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, about level with Creuse’s towns (32%) and above compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 18% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Reterre | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,880 a year per consumption unit. Reterre holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The census found 0.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
Reterre recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Reterre 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 Reterre yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Reterre is a commune of 258 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
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 October 30, 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.