Saint-Priest-la-Plaine isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
What makes Saint-Priest-la-Plaine stand out
The 2 things Saint-Priest-la-Plaine does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Priest · Classé · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Priest-la-Plaine’s story
Saint-Priest-la-Plaine in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Priest-la-Plaine: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1958.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1958First protected: Église Saint-Priest
1990Most recently protected: Dolmen de Saint-Hilaire
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Priest-la-Plaine.
Who lives here
Saint-Priest-la-Plaine has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 8.9% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 13%, above Creuse’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 19% have a degree. Saint-Priest-la-Plaine has a median age of 54.
54median age
Saint-Priest-la-PlaineCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
Old homes shape Saint-Priest-la-Plaine: 41% were built before 1919, more than in both Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Priest-la-Plaine is Église Saint-Priest. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Saint-Priest-la-Plaine are out of work than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.6%
Jobs located in Saint-Priest-la-Plaine: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,730 a year per consumption unit, above Creuse’s towns (€22,570) but below compared French towns (€25,970). 13.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport6%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Priest-la-Plaine, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Priest-la-Plaine: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Priest-la-Plaine
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Priest-la-Plaine is a commune of 258 people in the Communauté de communes de Bénévent Grand Bourg. 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.
