Is Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 19% of homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne stand out
The 2 things Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne does most differently from other towns.
Menhir dit Pierre Fitte: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Quentin: Photo: Noeljupiter · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns
54.7median age
11% are under 15, lower than both Creuse’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.
Saint-Quentin-la-ChabanneCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 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
Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne is Église Saint-Quentin. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 7.6% of commuters in Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne go to work without a car, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns
8%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €24,230 a year per consumption unit, above Creuse’s towns (€22,570) but below compared French towns (€25,970). Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Just over a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne, 0.5 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne is a commune of 362 people in the Communauté de communes Creuse Grand Sud. 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
362 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Creuse Grand Sud
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.6 sq mi (30 km²)
INSEE code
23238
Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne’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.
