Dept 23 Rank #48 / 96
Creuse
Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nearest city: Guéret → Limoges (~45 min)
🚄 TGV
Creuse valley, Lac de Vassivière, Millevaches heathland
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Creuse boasts the cheapest property, low hazard exposure and low crime, but almost no tourism, wet weather and thin healthcare cover weigh it down. La Creuse affiche un immobilier parmi les moins chers, une faible exposition aux risques et une faible délinquance, mais un tourisme quasi inexistant, un temps pluvieux et un accès aux soins limité la pénalisent.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,980h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~13 sun hours each year.
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Sunny days
154/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
137/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Annual rainfall
894mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
6/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.2/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
19/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
4/10
1.2 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
2.4m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
22
J
25
J
25
A
20
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+3 days · +2 so far
Tropical nights ~+11 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-21 days · -13 so far
Dry-soil days ~+30 days
Landscape
Landscape score
5/10
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Max elevation
936m
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Forest cover
30.7%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Creuse valley, Lac de Vassivière, Millevaches heathland
Identity
Creuse is the birthplace of Raymond Poulidor (coiffeur).
Notable figures born here
Raymond Poulidor — coiffeurMarcel Jouhandeau — écrivainPierre Michon — écrivainHubert Védrine — diplomatePierre d'Aubusson — moine guerrierAlbert Dauzat — juristeJules Sandeau — écrivainTristan L'Hermite — écrivainMarcel Balsa — pilote de course automobileJean Taillandier — footballeur
Terroir & appellations
Creuse lies within protected appellation areas, including Pomme du Limousin, Agneau du Bourbonnais, Bœuf Charolais du Bourbonnais.
Pomme du LimousinAgneau du BourbonnaisBœuf Charolais du BourbonnaisVolailles du BerryAgneau du LimousinVolailles d’AuvergnePorc d'AuvergneVeau du LimousinPorc du Limousin
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Martin Nadaud
- Jardin Lacore
- Jardin Val Maubrune
- Jardin arboretum de la Sédelle
Station classée de tourisme (1)
Risks
Safety score
9/10
Flood risk
Very low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Earthquake Very high 95.7% p52 of 96
Radon Very high 94.9% p82 of 96
Dam failure Low 23.4% p79 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very low 19.9% p18 of 96
Flooding Very low 14.1% p13 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very low 2% p23 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 0.4% p9 of 96
Transport
Transport
8/10
3.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A20
Work locally
37.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Guéret → Limoges (~45 min)
✈ Airport
Limoges Airport (LIG) · ~70 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
3.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A20
Services
Healthcare
4/10
APL 3.0
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Schools
6/10
Brevet 87%
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Fiber coverage
99%
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Intl schools
0schools
None in department
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People
Population
116,808
#2 lowest of 96
Density
21/km²
Rural
-74% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.6%/yr
-0.8 pts vs median · p3
Median income
$23,500
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
19.2%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
11.0%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 42 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
9.8%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
8.1%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
9.8%
At-home trades
Farmers
9%
Artisans & shopkeepers
7.7%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
22.3%
Clerical & service staff
30%
Manual workers
21.2%
Real estate
Median
$870/m²
$380 $1,750
House $890 Apt $860
+0.6%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
41.94%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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