With fewer than 1,000 residents, Beynac-et-Cazenac falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 36% of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
What makes Beynac-et-Cazenac stand out
The 2 things Beynac-et-Cazenac does most differently from other towns.
Église de Beynac: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruines et sol de l'ancien couvent d'Abrillac: Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Cazenac: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Restes de l'ancien couvent de Beynac: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beynac-et-Cazenac.
Who lives here
Few people in Beynac-et-Cazenac are 15 to 24: 4%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns
57.6median age
11% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, about level with Dordogne’s towns (33%) and above compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Beynac-et-Cazenac by age and the one in the middle is 57.6.
Beynac-et-CazenacDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
5 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1994
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
14% of homes date from before 1919. Since 1994, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Beynac-et-Cazenac is Château de Beynac.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Beynac-et-Cazenac are out of work than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: 9.1%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
Beynac-et-Cazenac holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. At the census, 7.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €25,390 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
100
jobs based in Beynac-et-Cazenac, 0.8 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Beynac-et-Cazenac is a commune of 397 people in the Communauté de communes Sarlat-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 Sarlat-Périgord Noir
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.1 km²)
INSEE code
24040
Beynac-et-Cazenac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
