Is Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze a good place to live?
Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 53% of its housing. Over-65s are nearly half of the population.
What makes Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze stand out
The 2 things Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze does most differently from other towns.
Trois mottes castrales: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 1.4% are under 15
64.8median age
Those 65 and older account for nearly half of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 22% of adults.
Saint-Oradoux-de-ChirouzeCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
49%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 63% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze is a commune of 71 people in the Communauté de communes Haute-Corrèze Communauté. 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
71 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11 sq mi (28.5 km²)
INSEE code
23224
Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze’s 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.
