French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bourdeilles out for now. 28% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents. The median sale price is €1,612/m².
What makes Bourdeilles stand out
The 3 things Bourdeilles does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourdeilles.
Who lives here
Bourdeilles has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4% are 15 to 24
The under-15s are 12% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 34% of the town. Half of Bourdeilles is older than 54.6, half younger.
54.6median age
BourdeillesDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Bourdeilles: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Bourdeilles has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Gisement préhistorique. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Bourdeilles run lower than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €21,650 a year per consumption unit
9.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Bourdeilles: 200, for 250 residents in work (0.9 each). Of those in the labour force, 10.2% are unemployed.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Bourdeilles, 0.9 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Gisement préhistorique du Pont d'Ambon: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Site de la grotte préhistorique des Bernoux: Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont sur la Dronne: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Bourdeilles
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bourdeilles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bourdeilles
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bourdeilles is a commune of 785 people in the Communauté de communes Dronne et Belle. 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
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.
