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A town of 371 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
371
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.00
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,460
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Roches a good place to live?

Roches is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Roches stand out

The 2 things Roches does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
26%2%RochesMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
26% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
33%22%RochesMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 52. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0
Roches’ story

Roches in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Roches: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1969.

49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1969First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
  • 1979Most recently protected: Cippe gallo-romain
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roches.

Who lives here

Roches has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4% are 15 to 24

On this, Roches is below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 33% of the population.

52median age
RochesCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Roches
RochesCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1516%12%17%
15–245.4%11%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+33%32%22%
No diploma26%24%19%
CAP or BEP34%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education15%24%30%
Full pageRoches’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages52 median age · 33% are 65 or overHouseholds180 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Roches?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Roches keeps more of its old housing than Creuse or compared French towns: 49% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Roches comes above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Roches: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Roches is Cippe gallo-romain.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Antiquity
oldest protected part
1969
first monument protected
Full pageRoches’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes49% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Roches?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Roches walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%

For Roches, that is below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 13.7% of the labour force are out of work. Roches has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving71%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Roches, 0.6 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
20%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageRoches’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.6 per working residentMedian income€23,460 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Roches is €8.00/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Roches€8.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€8.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €10.00/m² a month)
€6.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageRoches’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.00/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Roches

11pages on Roches
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.9 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing20 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 52History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Roches: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Classé
Cippe gallo-romainMonument · Antiquity
Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th–15th c.
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Roches

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roches yet.

How we find them →

Roches’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Creuse →
GuéretSainte-FeyreGuéretSainte-FeyreRoches
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Roches371—————
Guéret12,9559.4B−ADD
Sainte-Feyre2,5669.7A+AA+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Roches

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Roches is a commune of 371 people in the Communauté de communes Portes de la Creuse en Marche. 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
371 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.8 sq mi (25.4 km²)
INSEE code
23162

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.