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BaneuilDordogne

A town of 321 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Baneuil a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Baneuil out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Baneuil stand out

The 2 things Baneuil does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Baneuil’s story

Baneuil in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Baneuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2006.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: église Saint-Étienne
  • 1996Most recently protected: Canal de Lalinde (écluse de la Borie-Basse)
  • 2006The protected historic area is created
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de Baneuil and 10 more in and around Baneuil

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

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baneuil.

Who lives here

Few people in Baneuil are 15 to 24: 5.2%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 13%, near Dordogne’s towns (13%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 22% of adults. The age that splits Baneuil in two is 56.6.

56.6median age
BaneuilDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Baneuil
BaneuilDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1513%13%17%
15–245.2%9%11%
25–4420%18%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+31%33%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP36%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education22%24%30%

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

History

4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2006

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

Since 2006, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The protected list starts in the 11th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 13%.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
11th c.
oldest protected part
1946
first monument protected
2006
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
13%
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

Only 4.7% of commuters in Baneuil go to work without a car, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

Per resident in work, Baneuil counts 5.2 jobs (650 jobs, 150 workers). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,910 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Baneuil, 5.2 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,910
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

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.9 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Baneuil91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollègeCollège7591%+2 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
1.9 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 Baneuil is €11.34/m² a month

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

15 houses and apartments changed hands in Baneuil from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Baneuil€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)
€8.20/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 Baneuil

13pages on Baneuil

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Baneuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canal de Lalinde (aqueduc du port de Lanquais): Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Baneuil

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Baneuil as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Baneuil’s 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 →
LalindeBergeracLe BuguePrigonrieuxLamonzie-Saint-MartinLa ForceLalindeBergeracLe BuguePrigonrieuxLamonzie-Saint-MartinLa ForceBaneuil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Baneuil321—————
Lalinde2,9312.2A−B−A−C+
Bergerac27,11011CBDB
Le Bugue2,66312A−BAC+
Prigonrieux4,37414C+BA+D
Lamonzie-Saint-Martin2,74215—B+—C+
La Force2,70216—B—D

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

About Baneuil

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Baneuil is a commune of 321 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
321 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.5 sq mi (9 km²)
INSEE code
24023

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.