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Home to 158 people, this town lies in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Julien-le-Châtel has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 22% of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Julien-le-Châtel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Julien-le-Châtel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église du Tromps, in Saint-Priest, 4.2 mi away.
51% 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-Julien-le-Châtel.
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Creuse’s towns (32%) and close to compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Saint-Julien-le-Châtel has a median age of 43.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Julien-le-Châtel | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,570 a year per consumption unit. 11.2% of the labour force were unemployed, between Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.9% of working residents in Saint-Julien-le-Châtel didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Sales in Saint-Julien-le-Châtel from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Julien-le-Châtel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Julien-le-Châtel.
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-Julien-le-Châtel | 158 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aubusson | 3,018 | 12 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 17 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Julien-le-Châtel is a commune of 158 people in the Creuse Confluence. 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.