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ViersatCreuse

A town of 278 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Viersat a good place to live?

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

What makes Viersat stand out

The 2 things Viersat does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Viersat

The Culture ministry lists no building in Viersat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix sculptée du 15e siècle, in Nouhant, 2.8 mi away.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Viersat.

Who lives here

Few people in Viersat are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns

Graduates make up 17% of adults. Children under 15 make up 12%, near Creuse’s towns (12%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 29% of residents.

54.9median age
ViersatCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Viersat
ViersatCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1512%12%17%
15–247.1%11%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+29%32%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP37%28%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education17%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Viersat than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 10.8%

Half of residents lived on more than €21,650 a year per consumption unit, about level with Creuse’s towns (€22,570) and below compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 9.8%. For its 100 residents in work, Viersat has 100 jobs: 0.9 each.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot10%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Viersat, 0.9 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Viersat costs less than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.62/m² a month

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

8 houses and apartments changed hands in Viersat from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Viersat€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)
€6.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Viersat

12pages on Viersat

Landmarks

Nothing in Viersat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Viersat

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

How we find them →

Viersat’s neighbors

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

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PrémilhatHurielDomératMontluçonDésertinesCommentryPrémilhatHurielDomératMontluçonDésertinesCommentryViersat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Viersat278—————
Prémilhat Allier2,5406.7—A—C−
Huriel Allier2,5367.7—A+—C
Domérat Allier8,6228.2BAAC+
Montluçon Allier33,1479.1CADC
Désertines Allier4,25911BA−A−B−
Commentry Allier6,01714B+ABD

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

About Viersat

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Viersat is a commune of 278 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
278 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Creuse Confluence
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.3 sq mi (29.3 km²)
INSEE code
23261

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.