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A town of 202 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Badefols-sur-Dordogne a good place to live?

Badefols-sur-Dordogne isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over a third of its homes are second homes. 32% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Badefols-sur-Dordogne stand out

The 2 things Badefols-sur-Dordogne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Cabane en pierre sèche n° 30
Cabane en pierre sèche n° 30 · Inscrit · Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Badefols-sur-Dordogne’s story

Badefols-sur-Dordogne in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Badefols-sur-Dordogne; none is classé, France’s top protection.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1991First protected: Cabane en pierre sèche n° 27
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Badefols-sur-Dordogne.

Who lives here

Few people in Badefols-sur-Dordogne are 15 to 24: 5.8%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, near Dordogne’s towns (33%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). 11% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.

56.4median age
Badefols-sur-DordogneDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Badefols-sur-Dordogne
Badefols-sur-DordogneDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1511%13%17%
15–245.8%9%11%
25–4421%18%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+32%33%22%
No diploma13%23%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education30%24%30%

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

History

Badefols-sur-Dordogne keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Badefols-sur-Dordogne; none is classé, France’s top protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
1991
first monument protected
24%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Badefols-sur-Dordogne are out of work than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.1%

Jobs based in Badefols-sur-Dordogne number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income was €26,960 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Dordogne’s towns (€23,610). At the census, 4.0% of commuters got to work without a car.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Badefols-sur-Dordogne, 0.5 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,960
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

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Badefols-sur-Dordogne is €11.34/m² a month

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

Badefols-sur-Dordogne recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Badefols-sur-Dordogne€11.34/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€11.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.97 to €14.33/m² a month)
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Sauvebœuf and 8 more in and around Badefols-sur-Dordogne

Heritage and museums in and near Badefols-sur-Dordogne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Badefols-sur-Dordogne

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Badefols-sur-Dordogne; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Cabane en pierre sèche n° 27: Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cabanes en pierre sèche n° 24 et 25, situées en vis-à-vis: Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cabane en pierre sèche n° 30: Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Badefols-sur-Dordogne

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Badefols-sur-Dordogne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Badefols-sur-Dordogne’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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LalindeLe BugueBergeracLalindeLe BugueBergeracBadefols-sur-Dordogne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Badefols-sur-Dordogne202—————
Lalinde2,9312.7A−B−A−C+
Le Bugue2,6638.5A−BAC+
Bergerac27,11015CBDB

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

About Badefols-sur-Dordogne

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Badefols-sur-Dordogne is a commune of 202 people in the Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. 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
202 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
INSEE code
24022

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.