Is Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles a good place to live?
Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 43% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 37% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles stand out
The 2 things Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3% are under 15
Degrees are held by 23% of adults. 7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). At 58.4, the median resident of Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles sits in the middle of the age range.
58.4median age
Saint-Pardoux-MorterollesCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 113 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-Pardoux-Morterolles: 69% 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles has lower unemployment than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 9.5%
At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €21,040 a year per consumption unit.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Bicycle6%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles, 0.5 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,040
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
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.98/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.43/m² a month.
€6.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles€6.98/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€6.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.53 to €8.83/m² a month)
€7.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles is a commune of 211 people in the Creuse Sud Ouest. 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.
