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A town of 204 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

204

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.98

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

Median income

€21,130

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 Vidaillat a good place to live?

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

What makes Vidaillat stand out

The 2 things Vidaillat does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

38% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

32% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 53.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Vidaillat’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Vidaillat’s story

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Vidaillat; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.

59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Vidaillat before 1900, the earliest Gilbert-Amable Faure-Conac, in 1755.

1942First protected: Église Saint-Pierre-ès-liens
1993Most recently protected: Motte castrale du Creux-du-Renard, dit le Vieux Château

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vidaillat.

Who lives here

Vidaillat skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns

Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over, near Creuse’s towns (32%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. Vidaillat has a median age of 53.5 years.

53.5median age

VidaillatCreuse medianFrance median

Creuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

32%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vidaillat
	Vidaillat	Creuse median	France median
Under 15	12%	12%	17%
15–24	14%	11%	11%
25–44	13%	19%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	32%	32%	22%
No diploma	25%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	25%	24%	30%

Full pageVidaillat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53.5 median age · 32% are 65 or over Households90 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad6.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vidaillat?”

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

History

Old homes shape Vidaillat: 59% 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.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Vidaillat; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

10th c.

oldest protected part

1942

first monument protected

Full pageVidaillat’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes59% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vidaillat?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Vidaillat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%

Vidaillat holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. The median disposable income was €21,130 a year per consumption unit, below both Creuse’s towns (€22,570) and compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%

On foot5%

Public transport2%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Vidaillat, 0.5 per working resident

11.4%

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

€21,130

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

20%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Median income€21,130 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 Vidaillat costs less than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.98/m² a month

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

The market in Vidaillat: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.43/m² a month.

€6.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vidaillat€6.98/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Creuse median€8.82/m²

€6.98/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.53 to €8.83/m² a month)

€7.43/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVidaillat’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€6.98/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Monteil and 2 more in and around Vidaillat

Heritage and museums in and near Vidaillat. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Monteil4.1 km southeast, in Le Monteil-au-Vicomte ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Chassagne1.3 km northeast, in Saint-Hilaire-le-Château MuseumMuseumLa maison Martin Nadaud4.9 km northwest, in Soubrebost

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vidaillat

12pages on Vidaillat

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.2 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Vidaillat; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Motte castrale du Creux-du-Renard, dit le Vieux ChâteauMonument · Middle Ages

Inscrit

Église Saint-Pierre-ès-liensChurch · 14th c.

Famous people from Vidaillat

2 notable people were born in Vidaillat.

Their page →

Gilbert-Amable Faure-ConacFrench politician · 1755–1819

Jean-Baptiste VanginotFrench architect (1820–1877)

Vidaillat’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 →

AubussonSainte-FeyreGuéretVidaillat

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vidaillat	204	—	—	—	—	—
Aubusson	3,018	13	C⁺	A	D	D
Sainte-Feyre	2,566	14	A⁺	A	A⁺	A⁻
Guéret	12,955	15	B⁻	A	D	D

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

About Vidaillat

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Vidaillat is a commune of 204 people in the Creuse Sud Ouest. 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: 204 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Creuse Sud Ouest
Département: Creuse (23)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 9.1 sq mi (23.6 km²)
INSEE code: 23260

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.