Largest city in the Creuse department: the 2026 ranking
The 255 towns of the Creuse department (23) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Creuse department is Guéret, with 13,584 inhabitants (ranked 743rd in France by population). The largest town by area is Gentioux-Pigerolles (79 km²). The most densely populated is Boussac, with 843 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Châtelard has only 29 inhabitants.
The Creuse department has 118,760 inhabitants over 5,565 km², a density of 21 inhabitants per km², 5.1 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 1.9% of the population of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Limousin): see the ranking of the largest cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The 20 largest cities in the Creuse department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guéret | 13,584 | 26 | 518 | 743rd |
| 2 | La Souterraine | 5,176 | 37 | 140 | 2,202nd |
| 3 | Aubusson | 3,162 | 19 | 165 | 3,645th |
| 4 | Sainte-Feyre | 2,641 | 30 | 88 | 4,302nd |
| 5 | Bourganeuf | 2,564 | 23 | 114 | 4,425th |
| 6 | Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois | 1,924 | 36 | 53 | 5,773rd |
| 7 | Saint-Vaury | 1,859 | 47 | 40 | 5,943rd |
| 8 | Felletin | 1,740 | 14 | 127 | 6,324th |
| 9 | Ahun | 1,630 | 34 | 48 | 6,702nd |
| 10 | Gouzon | 1,596 | 50 | 32 | 6,839th |
| 11 | Fursac | 1,452 | 59 | 25 | 7,389th |
| 12 | Bonnat | 1,379 | 46 | 30 | 7,710th |
| 13 | Évaux-les-Bains | 1,301 | 46 | 29 | 8,120th |
| 14 | Boussac | 1,247 | 1.5 | 843 | 8,440th |
| 15 | Le Grand-Bourg | 1,200 | 79 | 15 | 8,721st |
| 16 | Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud | 1,163 | 67 | 17 | 8,962nd |
| 17 | Auzances | 1,147 | 7.1 | 162 | 9,072nd |
| 18 | Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine | 1,132 | 40 | 29 | 9,192nd |
| 19 | Dun-le-Palestel | 1,116 | 9.8 | 114 | 9,319th |
| 20 | Saint-Fiel | 1,116 | 17 | 67 | 9,320th |
Largest towns by area in the Creuse department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gentioux-Pigerolles | 410 | 79 | 5 | 416th |
| 2 | Le Grand-Bourg | 1,200 | 79 | 15 | 423rd |
| 3 | Royère-de-Vassivière | 572 | 74 | 8 | 472nd |
| 4 | Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud | 1,163 | 67 | 17 | 604th |
| 5 | Fursac | 1,452 | 59 | 25 | 797th |
| 6 | Parsac | 830 | 54 | 15 | 969th |
| 7 | Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat | 1,067 | 50 | 21 | 1,142nd |
| 8 | Gouzon | 1,596 | 50 | 32 | 1,181st |
| 9 | Vallière | 717 | 48 | 15 | 1,278th |
| 10 | La Nouaille | 228 | 48 | 5 | 1,296th |
Most densely populated towns in the Creuse department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boussac | 1,247 | 1.5 | 843 | 1,132nd |
| 2 | Guéret | 13,584 | 26 | 518 | 1,792nd |
| 3 | Aubusson | 3,162 | 19 | 165 | 5,464th |
| 4 | Auzances | 1,147 | 7.1 | 162 | 5,551st |
| 5 | Lavaveix-les-Mines | 687 | 4.7 | 146 | 6,146th |
| 6 | La Souterraine | 5,176 | 37 | 140 | 6,390th |
| 7 | Felletin | 1,740 | 14 | 127 | 7,020th |
| 8 | Bellegarde-en-Marche | 358 | 3.1 | 114 | 7,768th |
| 9 | Dun-le-Palestel | 1,116 | 9.8 | 114 | 7,776th |
| 10 | Bourganeuf | 2,564 | 23 | 114 | 7,778th |
All towns in the Creuse department (255)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Ahun (1,630)
- Ajain (1,032)
- Alleyrat (147)
- Anzême (560)
- Arfeuille-Châtain (193)
- Arrènes (206)
- Ars (243)
- Aubusson (3,162)
- Auge (92)
- Augères (119)
- Aulon (167)
- Auriat (123)
- Auzances (1,147)
- Azat-Châtenet (109)
- Azerables (820)
- Banize (186)
- Basville (169)
- Bazelat (226)
- Beissat (31)
- Bellegarde-en-Marche (358)
- Bénévent-l'Abbaye (780)
- Bétête (395)
- Blessac (532)
- Bonnat (1,379)
- Bord-Saint-Georges (371)
- Bosmoreau-les-Mines (231)
- Bosroger (121)
- Bourganeuf (2,564)
- Boussac (1,247)
- Boussac-Bourg (700)
- Brousse (33)
- Budelière (722)
- Bussière-Dunoise (1,051)
- Bussière-Nouvelle (74)
- Bussière-Saint-Georges (269)
- Ceyroux (124)
- Chamberaud (94)
- Chambon-Sainte-Croix (92)
- Chambon-sur-Voueize (810)
- Chambonchard (86)
- Chamborand (248)
- Champagnat (476)
- Champsanglard (261)
- Chard (206)
- Charron (196)
- Châtelard (29)
- Châtelus-le-Marcheix (339)
- Châtelus-Malvaleix (549)
- Chavanat (142)
- Chénérailles (741)
- Chéniers (564)
- Clairavaux (153)
- Clugnat (655)
- Colondannes (294)
- Cressat (518)
- Crocq (392)
- Crozant (436)
- Croze (188)
- Domeyrot (235)
- Dontreix (407)
- Dun-le-Palestel (1,116)
- Évaux-les-Bains (1,301)
- Faux-la-Montagne (451)
- Faux-Mazuras (188)
- Felletin (1,740)
- Féniers (113)
- Flayat (303)
- Fleurat (317)
- Fontanières (266)
- Fransèches (243)
- Fresselines (521)
- Fursac (1,452)
- Gartempe (115)
- Genouillac (731)
- Gentioux-Pigerolles (410)
- Gioux (189)
- Glénic (642)
- Gouzon (1,596)
- Guéret (13,584)
- Issoudun-Létrieix (297)
- Jalesches (97)
- Janaillat (324)
- Jarnages (504)
- Jouillat (392)
- La Brionne (455)
- La Celle-Dunoise (543)
- La Celle-sous-Gouzon (163)
- La Cellette (274)
- La Chapelle-Baloue (115)
- La Chapelle-Saint-Martial (79)
- La Chapelle-Taillefert (458)
- La Chaussade (99)
- La Courtine (714)
- La Forêt-du-Temple (146)
- La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes (53)
- La Nouaille (228)
- La Pouge (98)
- La Saunière (675)
- La Serre-Bussière-Vieille (122)
- La Souterraine (5,176)
- La Villedieu (53)
- La Villeneuve (44)
- La Villetelle (167)
- Ladapeyre (367)
- Lafat (333)
- Lavaufranche (237)
- Lavaveix-les-Mines (687)
- Le Bourg-d'Hem (228)
- Le Chauchet (103)
- Le Compas (199)
- Le Donzeil (188)
- Le Grand-Bourg (1,200)
- Le Mas-d'Artige (98)
- Le Monteil-au-Vicomte (216)
- Lépaud (365)
- Lépinas (145)
- Les Mars (182)
- Leyrat (146)
- Linard-Malval (207)
- Lioux-les-Monges (52)
- Lizières (236)
- Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre (726)
- Lupersat (292)
- Lussat (420)
- Magnat-l'Étrange (238)
- Mainsat (546)
- Maison-Feyne (289)
- Maisonnisses (180)
- Malleret (46)
- Malleret-Boussac (179)
- Mansat-la-Courrière (76)
- Marsac (659)
- Mautes (199)
- Mazeirat (124)
- Méasnes (527)
- Mérinchal (669)
- Montaigut-le-Blanc (377)
- Montboucher (382)
- Mortroux (280)
- Mourioux-Vieilleville (535)
- Moutier-d'Ahun (161)
- Moutier-Malcard (564)
- Moutier-Rozeille (440)
- Naillat (700)
- Néoux (286)
- Noth (507)
- Nouhant (316)
- Nouzerines (243)
- Nouzerolles (101)
- Nouziers (250)
- Parsac (830)
- Peyrabout (153)
- Peyrat-la-Nonière (429)
- Pierrefitte (67)
- Pionnat (734)
- Pontarion (360)
- Pontcharraud (82)
- Poussanges (150)
- Puy-Malsignat (144)
- Reterre (259)
- Roches (375)
- Rougnat (477)
- Royère-de-Vassivière (572)
- Sagnat (202)
- Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat (1,067)
- Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq (195)
- Saint-Alpinien (294)
- Saint-Amand (458)
- Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix (152)
- Saint-Avit-de-Tardes (161)
- Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre (93)
- Saint-Bard (98)
- Saint-Chabrais (319)
- Saint-Christophe (153)
- Saint-Dizier-la-Tour (180)
- Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines (212)
- Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud (1,163)
- Saint-Domet (161)
- Saint-Éloi (181)
- Saint-Fiel (1,116)
- Saint-Frion (257)
- Saint-Georges-la-Pouge (360)
- Saint-Georges-Nigremont (139)
- Saint-Germain-Beaupré (358)
- Saint-Goussaud (167)
- Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine (214)
- Saint-Hilaire-le-Château (228)
- Saint-Julien-la-Genête (220)
- Saint-Julien-le-Châtel (159)
- Saint-Junien-la-Bregère (149)
- Saint-Laurent (678)
- Saint-Léger-Bridereix (166)
- Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois (415)
- Saint-Loup (204)
- Saint-Maixant (227)
- Saint-Marc-à-Frongier (437)
- Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud (127)
- Saint-Marien (199)
- Saint-Martial-le-Mont (269)
- Saint-Martial-le-Vieux (155)
- Saint-Martin-Château (155)
- Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine (334)
- Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine (1,132)
- Saint-Maurice-près-Crocq (107)
- Saint-Médard-la-Rochette (567)
- Saint-Merd-la-Breuille (202)
- Saint-Michel-de-Veisse (169)
- Saint-Moreil (235)
- Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze (72)
- Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq (110)
- Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet (164)
- Saint-Pardoux-le-Neuf (195)
- Saint-Pardoux-les-Cards (292)
- Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles (216)
- Saint-Pierre-Bellevue (220)
- Saint-Pierre-Chérignat (169)
- Saint-Pierre-le-Bost (119)
- Saint-Priest (151)
- Saint-Priest-la-Feuille (732)
- Saint-Priest-la-Plaine (265)
- Saint-Priest-Palus (52)
- Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne (369)
- Saint-Sébastien (623)
- Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc (415)
- Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde (193)
- Saint-Silvain-Montaigut (198)
- Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx (149)
- Saint-Sulpice-le-Dunois (577)
- Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois (1,924)
- Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs (346)
- Saint-Vaury (1,859)
- Saint-Victor-en-Marche (365)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne (222)
- Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois (279)
- Sainte-Feyre (2,641)
- Sainte-Feyre-la-Montagne (122)
- Sannat (351)
- Sardent (778)
- Savennes (214)
- Sermur (102)
- Soubrebost (142)
- Soumans (616)
- Sous-Parsat (112)
- Tardes (121)
- Tercillat (159)
- Thauron (170)
- Toulx-Sainte-Croix (255)
- Trois-Fonds (142)
- Vallière (717)
- Vareilles (336)
- Verneiges (121)
- Vidaillat (205)
- Viersat (283)
- Vigeville (167)
- Villard (385)
Other departments in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Charente (16) Charente-Maritime (17) Corrèze (19) Dordogne (24) Gironde (33) Landes (40) Lot-et-Garonne (47) Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) Deux-Sèvres (79) Vienne (86) Haute-Vienne (87) All departments
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.