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With 290 residents, it is a town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Alpinien has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 21% of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Alpinien does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Alpinien as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison Corneille ou du Vieux Tapissier, actuellement Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires, in Aubusson, 3.5 mi away.
44% 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 Saint-Alpinien.
14% are under 15, above Creuse’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for a quarter of residents. Also worth knowing: among adults, 23% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Alpinien | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Saint-Alpinien, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). Unemployment runs at 11.6%. The median disposable income was €25,060 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Creuse’s towns (€22,570).
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.
The market in Saint-Alpinien: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.05/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Alpinien. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Alpinien 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 Saint-Alpinien yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alpinien | 290 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aubusson | 3,018 | 3.5 | C+ | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Alpinien is a commune of 290 people in the Communauté de communes Creuse Grand Sud. 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 November 4, 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.