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With 1,765 residents, it is a town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is within reach (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is walkability — 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The local economy is weaker than most (C): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment.
Agonac 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 2 things Agonac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Agonac 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.
Agonac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Agonac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1900.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Agonac.
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. 268 deaths in Agonac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 265: 1% above. For a family doctor, residents of Agonac can choose among 7 GPs.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,579/m², below Dordogne’s towns (€1,680/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. The market in Agonac: 43 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,545/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Households’ median disposable income: €25,630 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Agonac went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. 30% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Dordogne’s towns (33%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Agonac | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Agonac is Église Saint-Martin. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Agonac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
2 notable people were born in Agonac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agonac | 1,765 | — | — | A− | — | A− |
| Champcevinel | 3,126 | 4.3 | A | B | A+ | A− |
| Trélissac | 7,372 | 5.4 | B+ | B | B | B− |
| Périgueux | 29,055 | 6.2 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Chancelade | 4,468 | 6.5 | A− | B+ | A− | B− |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers | 7,832 | 7.4 | B− | B− | B | B− |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 3,763 | 7.5 | A+ | B | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Agonac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 2.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Agonac grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Agonac is a commune of 1,765 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux. 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 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.