A solid town with one catch. Argentat-sur-Dordogne’s overall A+ puts it #1 of 11 in Corrèze. On that grade it does better than 97% of compared French towns. Safety is its strong suit (A) — an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Argentat-sur-Dordogne 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.
Granges-étables juxtaposées de l'Hospital · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Argentat-sur-Dordogne’s story
Argentat-sur-Dordogne in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Argentat-sur-Dordogne counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 6 people born in Argentat-sur-Dordogne before 1900, the earliest Jacques-Louis de La Brue de Saint-Bauzile, in 1761.
1889First protected: Menhir dit Le Grave de Roland
2002Most recently protected: Granges-étables juxtaposées de l'Hospital
On the Culture ministry’s list, Argentat-sur-Dordogne counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Menhir dit Le Grave de Roland: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir de l'Eyrial: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château du Bac: Photo: Sowazkrakowa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Granges-étables juxtaposées de l'Hospital: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Argentat-sur-Dordogne.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Argentat-sur-Dordogne: 39% are 65 or over, above Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
58median age
People aged 15 to 24 are 7.2% of the population. Children under 15 make up 12%, below Corrèze’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The middle age in Argentat-sur-Dordogne is 58.
Argentat-sur-DordogneCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
For crime per resident, Argentat-sur-Dordogne sits below 93% of compared French towns
4.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
2025 saw 38 offenses recorded in Argentat-sur-Dordogne. Jobs outnumber working residents in Argentat-sur-Dordogne (1,650 to 1,000): it draws people in from around. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Sexual violence9
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence17
Fraud13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
38
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
16.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 16.2% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HousingCost of living A
Buying in Argentat-sur-Dordogne costs less than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,144/m²
€1,144/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Argentat-sur-Dordogne: €1,281/m² for houses, €962/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €8.88/m² a month, below Corrèze’s towns (€10.24/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. A house rents for an estimated €7.39/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Argentat-sur-Dordogne€1,144/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corrèze median€1,460/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,281/m²
100
Apartments
€962/m²
30
€8.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.02 to €11.23/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Xaintrie Val'Dordogne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
More commuters in Argentat-sur-Dordogne walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 19.0%
19%walk, cycle or take transit
Households’ median disposable income: €24,150 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.3% of working residents in Argentat-sur-Dordogne didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot13%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,650
jobs based in Argentat-sur-Dordogne, 1.6 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Argentat-sur-Dordogne, 94 per 100, but more than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Corrèze is 85.6 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 700 residents of Argentat-sur-Dordogne died, against 582 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more. The nearest emergency department to Argentat-sur-Dordogne is Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze, 14.4 mi away. 6 GPs practise locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Argentat-sur-Dordogne · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze
14.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Coeur de Correze
85.6 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Corrèze, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Argentat-sur-Dordogne: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Corrèze’s towns and compared French towns
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Argentat-sur-Dordogne counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Menhir dit Le Grave de Roland. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Antoine Guillaume Delmas: portrait gravé du 19e siècle, Public domain · René Bargeton: Willy Pragher, CC BY 4.0 · Alphonse Mons: Valentin Salavert, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Argentat-sur-Dordogne
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Argentat-sur-Dordogne is a commune of 2,881 people in the Communauté de communes Xaintrie Val'Dordogne. 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
2,881 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Xaintrie Val'Dordogne
Département
Corrèze (19)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.3 sq mi (29.3 km²)
INSEE code
19010
Argentat-sur-Dordogne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Argentat-sur-Dordogne
Is Argentat-sur-Dordogne safe?
It grades A for safety, #4 of 11 in Corrèze.
Are schools in Argentat-sur-Dordogne good?
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns and #2 of 12 in Corrèze. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Argentat-sur-Dordogne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Argentat-sur-Dordogne grades A for cost of living.
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.
