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A town of 119 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

119

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.30

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€21,610

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Tardes a good place to live?

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

What makes Tardes stand out

The one thing Tardes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

27% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Vierge · Inscrit · Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tardes’ story

Tardes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tardes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

66% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1935First protected: Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Vierge
1996Most recently protected: Château de Montflour

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tardes.

History

Old homes shape Tardes: 66% 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.

For Tardes, that is above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tardes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

12th c.

oldest protected part

1935

first monument protected

Full pageTardes’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes66% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Tardes?”

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 25% are 65 or over, against 11% and 32% in the median compared commune of Creuse. 29% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Creuse 24%, France 30%).

48median age

TardesCreuse medianFrance median

Creuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tardes
	Tardes	Creuse median	France median
Under 15	13%	12%	17%
15–24	10%	11%	11%
25–44	23%	19%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	25%	32%	22%
No diploma	21%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	29%	24%	30%

Full pageTardes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad8.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Tardes?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Tardes, 1.7%, runs below Creuse’s towns and compared French towns

Tardes sits below both Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Tardes has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 1.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%

On foot2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Tardes, 0.3 per working resident

1.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€21,610

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageTardes’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€21,610 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Tardes costs less than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.30/m² a month

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

That puts Tardes below both Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tardes€7.30/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Creuse median€8.82/m²

€7.30/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.73 to €9.32/m² a month)

€6.69/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageTardes’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.30/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tardes

11pages on Tardes

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.8 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tardes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Inscrit

Château de MontflourChâteau · 16th–19th c.

Église de l'Assomption-de-la-ViergeChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Vierge: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Tardes

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

How we find them →

Tardes’ 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 →

PrémilhatAubussonHurielDomératMontluçonTardes

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Tardes	119	—	—	—	—	—
Prémilhat Allier	2,540	16	—	A	—	C⁻
Aubusson	3,018	16	C⁺	A	D	D
Huriel Allier	2,536	17	—	A⁺	—	C
Domérat Allier	8,622	17	B	A	A	C⁺
Montluçon Allier	33,147	18	C	A	D	C

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

About Tardes

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Tardes is a commune of 119 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

Population: 119 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Creuse Confluence
Département: Creuse (23)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 8.3 sq mi (21.6 km²)
INSEE code: 23251

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.