Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 670 residents.
Saint-Laurent is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Laurent as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Nativité de la Très-Sainte-Vierge, in La Saunière, 2.4 mi away.
19% 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-Laurent.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Creuse’s towns (12%). Graduates make up 31% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Laurent | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,020 a year per consumption unit. For its 300 residents in work, Saint-Laurent has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. 1.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.64/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Saint-Laurent.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Laurent 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-Laurent 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-Laurent | 670 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 2.4 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 4.1 | B− | A | D | D |
| Aubusson | 3,018 | 18 | C+ | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Laurent is a commune of 670 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret. 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.