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SermurCreuse

A town of 102 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
102
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.62
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€20,670
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sermur a good place to live?

Sermur is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Sermur stand out

The 2 things Sermur does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
39%2%SermurMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
39% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
40%22%SermurMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
40% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 60. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Vestiges de la tour
Vestiges de la tour · Classé · Photo: Noeljupiter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sermur’s story

Sermur in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Sermur: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.

76% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1975First protected: Vestiges de la tour
  • 2011Most recently protected: Domaine du château de La Combe
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sermur.

Who lives here

Sermur has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7% are 15 to 24

Sermur sits below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 40% of residents are 65 or over.

60median age
SermurCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sermur
SermurCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1510%12%17%
15–243.7%11%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+40%32%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP33%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education19%24%30%
Full pageSermur’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages60 median age · 40% are 65 or overHouseholds60 households · 1.8 people per householdBorn abroad4.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Sermur?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Sermur: 76% were built before 1919, more than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Sermur above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Sermur: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Sermur is Vestiges de la tour.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1975
first monument protected
Full pageSermur’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes76% built before 1919 · Older homesMap3 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Sermur?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Sermur walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 2.4%

On this, Sermur is below both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.9% of the labour force are out of work. Sermur has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving68%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Sermur, 0.6 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
29%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSermur’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.6 per working residentMedian income€20,670 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sermur than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.62/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

In the comparison, Sermur comes below both Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sermur€7.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€7.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.92 to €9.80/m² a month)
€6.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageSermur’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.62/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Tour de Sermur and 4 more in and around Sermur

Heritage in and near Sermur. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauTour de Sermurin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Combe de Sermurin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Brousse3.2 km east, in BrousseChâteauChâteauFerme du Boisqueyreau4.5 km south, in MautesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Brousse3.2 km east, in Brousse
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sermur

12pages on Sermur
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.6 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing5 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 60History3 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Sermur: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Pigeonnier-chapelle de La ChazeDovecote · 15th & 16th c.
Domaine du château de La CombeChâteau · 16th & 19th c.
Photo credits

Pigeonnier-chapelle de La Chaze: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine du château de La Combe: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Sermur

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sermur yet.

How we find them →

Sermur’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Creuse →
AubussonAubussonSermur
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sermur102—————
Aubusson3,01812C+ADD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sermur

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Sermur is a commune of 102 people in the Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. 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
102 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.8 km²)
INSEE code
23171

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 October 30, 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.