Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 1,743 residents.
Creysse’s strongest subject is schools — bac results 3.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results a point above the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car: 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,827/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Creysse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Creysse does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Creysse with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Creysse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Creysse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Creysse.
Jobs located in Creysse: 1,300, for 700 residents in work (1.9 each). 3.8% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.8%, about level with Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Creysse, 96.4% passed the bac, above Dordogne’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For collège, the closest is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Sainte-Marthe Saint-Front PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 140 | 98%+1 pt |
| Lycée privé Sainte-Marthe Saint-Front PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 103 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Sud-Périgord Hélène DucBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 58 | 90%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
29% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Dordogne’s towns (33%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. People aged 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Creysse | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Dordogne is 85.2 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 146 residents of Creysse died, against 176 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% fewer. There are 4 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. 9.9% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Dordogne’s towns (12%) yet higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,827/m²: 60 houses and apartments sold in Creysse between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.34/m² a month, above Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.36/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,827/m² | 60 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Creysse. Best known first.
Creysse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine du château de Tiregand: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Creysse as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creysse | 1,743 | — | — | B− | — | B |
| Bergerac | 27,110 | 3.7 | C | B | D | B |
| Prigonrieux | 4,374 | 7.3 | C+ | B | A+ | D |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin | 2,742 | 8.4 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 9.1 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
| La Force | 2,702 | 9.1 | — | B | — | D |
| Mussidan | 2,771 | 15 | D | A− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Creysse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 11.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 103 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Sainte-Marthe Saint-Front in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,827/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Creysse grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Creysse is a commune of 1,743 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.