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AubasDordogne

The town, home to 614 people, lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Aubas a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Aubas falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.

What makes Aubas stand out

The one thing Aubas does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Sauveboeuf
Château de Sauveboeuf · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Aubas’ story

Aubas in pictures

Aubas has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1970.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1970First protected: Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
  • 1987Most recently protected: Château de Sauveboeuf
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Nearby attractions

Château de Sauvebœuf and 11 more in and around Aubas

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Aubas. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aubas.

Who lives here

Aubas has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 8% are 15 to 24

14% are under 15, between Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Among adults, 22% have a degree.

52.2median age
AubasDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Aubas
AubasDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1514%13%17%
15–248%9%11%
25–4418%18%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+28%33%22%
No diploma16%23%19%
CAP or BEP34%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education22%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Aubas: 14% were built before 1919, more than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Aubas has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1970
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Aubas, 6.7%, runs below Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs based in Aubas number 150, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker). 5.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income was €24,690 a year per consumption unit, near Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Aubas, 0.5 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 5.7 mi away.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Aubas87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Yvon DelbosNearest collègeCollègeCollège9387%−3 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Aubas is €9.93/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Aubas: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Aubas€9.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.84 to €12.59/m² a month)
€8.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Aubas

13pages on Aubas

Landmarks

Aubas has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Sauveboeuf: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Aubas

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Aubas yet.

How we find them →

Aubas’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Dordogne →
Montignac-LascauxTerrasson-LavilledieuSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheSarlat-la-CanédaObjatLe BugueMontignac-LascauxTerrasson-LavilledieuSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheSarlat-la-CanédaObjatLe BugueAubas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Aubas614—————
Montignac-Lascaux2,7621.6B−B−AC−
Terrasson-Lavilledieu6,2186.4B+B+B+B
Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze5,09113A−B−AB+
Sarlat-la-Canéda8,76313CB−CC
Objat Corrèze3,72117A−A−AB−
Le Bugue2,66317A−BAC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Aubas

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Aubas is a commune of 614 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme. 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
614 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.6 sq mi (17.2 km²)
INSEE code
24014

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.