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The town has 93 residents and lies in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre has none. Second homes make up nearly a quarter of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Barthélémy, in Ars, 1.8 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre.
Children under 15 make up 22% of residents. 27% of residents are 65 or over, below Creuse’s towns (32%) but above compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre: 42.5, the median.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
6 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.64/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre yet.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre is a commune of 93 people in the Creuse Sud Ouest. 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
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-Avit-le-Pauvre | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aubusson | 3,018 | 6.6 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 13 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 15 | B− | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.