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Auriac-du-PérigordDordogne

397 people call this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.

Is Auriac-du-Périgord a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Auriac-du-Périgord out for now. 29% of its homes are second homes. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Auriac-du-Périgord stand out

The 2 things Auriac-du-Périgord does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Saint-Rémy d'Auriac
Chapelle Saint-Rémy d'Auriac · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Auriac-du-Périgord’s story

Auriac-du-Périgord in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Auriac-du-Périgord; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Chapelle Saint-Rémy d'Auriac
  • 1973Most recently protected: église Saint-Étienne
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Nearby attractions

Château de la Faye and 4 more in and around Auriac-du-Périgord

Heritage in and near Auriac-du-Périgord. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Auriac-du-Périgord.

Who lives here

Few people in Auriac-du-Périgord are 15 to 24: 5.7%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, near Dordogne’s towns (33%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 13%. At 55.2, the median resident of Auriac-du-Périgord sits in the middle of the age range.

55.2median age
Auriac-du-PérigordDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Auriac-du-Périgord
Auriac-du-PérigordDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1513%13%17%
15–245.7%9%11%
25–4420%18%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+34%33%22%
No diploma11%23%19%
CAP or BEP25%28%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education34%24%30%

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

History

Auriac-du-Périgord keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

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

Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Auriac-du-Périgord walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.7%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,140 a year. Auriac-du-Périgord holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. 10.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Auriac-du-Périgord, 0.6 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Auriac-du-Périgord costs less than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.96/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.28/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Auriac-du-Périgord.

€8.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Auriac-du-Périgord€8.96/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €10.73/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 Auriac-du-Périgord

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Auriac-du-Périgord; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Faye: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Auriac-du-Périgord

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Auriac-du-Périgord yet.

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Auriac-du-Périgord’s neighbors

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

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Montignac-LascauxTerrasson-LavilledieuBassillac et AuberocheSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheSarlat-la-CanédaLe BugueMontignac-LascauxTerrasson-LavilledieuBassillac et AuberocheSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheSarlat-la-CanédaLe BugueAuriac-du-Périgord
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Auriac-du-Périgord397—————
Montignac-Lascaux2,7623.3B−B−AC−
Terrasson-Lavilledieu6,2188.2B+B+B+B
Bassillac et Auberoche4,36114A−A−A+C
Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze5,09115A−B−AB+
Sarlat-la-Canéda8,76316CB−CC
Le Bugue2,66317A−BAC+

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

About Auriac-du-Périgord

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Auriac-du-Périgord is a commune of 397 people in the Communauté de communes Terrassonnais Haut Périgord Noir. 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
397 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terrassonnais Haut Périgord Noir
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.1 sq mi (18.3 km²)
INSEE code
24018

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 November 9, 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.