Is Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois a good place to live?
Homes are affordable (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools do well: bac results 0.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. The weak point is walkability (D−). Homes change hands at a median €1,050/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Fewer people in Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois are out of work than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.7%
At the census, 2.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois counts 0.5 jobs (450 jobs, 800 workers). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,890 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
450
jobs based in Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois, 0.5 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A+
Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois gets an A+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.77/m² a month, near Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret. From July 2023 to June 2026, 50 homes were sold in Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois.
€1,050/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois€1,050/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,050/m²
50
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €10.86/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Brevet results near Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois run high: 94.2% passed, above Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.5% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois, close to Creuse’s towns (96.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 81% of 32 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. A collège lies 2.3 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3% are 15 to 24
14% are under 15, above Creuse’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
51.6median age
Saint-Sulpice-le-GuérétoisCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
1 historic monument in Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois sees 86 deaths per 100 expected, against 97 in Creuse’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Creuse live to 84.6 on average and men to 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 165 residents of Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois died, against 192 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. 2 GPs practise locally.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
2.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
84.6 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Creuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois
Is Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois safe?
Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois good?
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 166 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Favard in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois grades A+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois is a commune of 1,892 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret. 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.
