Is Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine a good place to live?
Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (D−). Work and incomes lag (C): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. 13% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine works less well than 97% of compared French towns
4.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below both Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €24,290 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine, 0.6 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 3% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine costs less than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.23/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
48 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €859/m². A house rents for an estimated €7.98/m² a month.
€859/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine€859/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€859/m²
48
€8.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.42 to €10.55/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,130
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Sostranien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine sees fewer deaths than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine is Centre hospitalier de Gueret, 21.5 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 136 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 112, 18% fewer. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Creuse is 84.6 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
21.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
21.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
84.6 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Creuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine are 15 to 24: 9.1%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns
Over-65s are 26% of the population. 22% of adults hold a degree, below both Creuse’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine: 49.3, the median.
49.3median age
Saint-Maurice-la-SouterraineCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
History
Old homes shape Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine
Is Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine safe?
Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 3.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €859/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine grades A+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine is a commune of 1,116 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Sostranien. 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
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.
