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A town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 612 people.
Saint-Sébastien has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 23% of homes here are second homes. Just over two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Saint-Sébastien does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Sébastien as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in La Chapelle-Baloue, 3.1 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sébastien.
5.3% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 9.4% of the people here. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Sébastien | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €22,440 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Saint-Sébastien number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.6 per worker). At the census, 9.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.66/m² a month, close to Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €6.30/m² a month. The market in Saint-Sébastien: 38 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €717/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Sébastien is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Sébastien as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sébastien | 612 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Souterraine | 4,978 | 11 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse Indre | 4,786 | 13 | C+ | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Sébastien is a commune of 612 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Dunois. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.