At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois stand out
The one thing Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois’ story
No historic monuments in Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Hôtel des Moneyroux, appelé improprement ancien château des Comtes de la Marche, actuellement siège du Conseil général, in Guéret, 2.8 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois are 15 to 24: 8.9%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
53.4median age
Degrees are held by 23% of adults, lower than both Creuse’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois has a median age of 53.4.
Saint-Léger-le-GuérétoisCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois has lower unemployment than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%
2%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 1.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,800 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois, 0.3 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois, 96.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Creuse’s towns (96.5%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away.
Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois is a commune of 401 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
Population
401 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.4 sq mi (14.1 km²)
INSEE code
23208
Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
