Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vareilles.
History
Vareilles keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vareilles is Manoir de Montlebeau. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vareilles counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Vareilles has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 6% are 15 to 24
Under 15: 18% of residents. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 25% of adults, close to Creuse’s towns (24%) and below compared French towns (30%).
47.6median age
VareillesCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Work & commute
Unemployment in Vareilles, 5.6%, runs below Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
2.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Vareilles number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,810 a year.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Vareilles, 0.3 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Vareilles
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vareilles is a commune of 331 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Sostranien. 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.
