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A town of 705 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Vallière is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Vallière does most differently from other towns.
Vallière has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vallière.
36% of residents are 65 or over, above Creuse’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.4%. At 58.1, the median resident of Vallière sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Vallière | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Vallière has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €22,530 a year per consumption unit, close to Creuse’s towns (€22,570) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Vallière has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Nearly one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
The market in Vallière: 25 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Vallière has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Vallière.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vallière is a commune of 705 people in the Communauté de communes Creuse Grand Sud. 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 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.