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With 410 residents, it is a town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Mégalithes dits Les Pierres Jaumatres, in Toulx-Sainte-Croix, 1.4 mi away.
19% 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-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc.
Those 65 and older account for 34% of residents. 8% of residents are 15 to 24, below Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 14% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.9% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 35% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.5% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €23,510 a year per consumption unit, near Creuse’s towns (€22,570) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each).
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.
28 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc yet.
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-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc | 410 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huriel Allier | 2,536 | 13 | — | A+ | — | C |
| Domérat Allier | 8,622 | 15 | B | A | A | C+ |
| Prémilhat Allier | 2,540 | 16 | — | A | — | C− |
| Montluçon Allier | 33,147 | 18 | C | A | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc is a commune of 410 people in the Creuse Confluence. 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) · 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.