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Bourg-des-MaisonsDordogne

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

Is Bourg-des-Maisons a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Bourg-des-Maisons falls below the line for grades. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes.

What makes Bourg-des-Maisons stand out

The one thing Bourg-des-Maisons does most differently from other towns.

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Église Sainte-Marie
Église Sainte-Marie · Classé · Photo: Rudolf Pohl · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bourg-des-Maisons’ story

Bourg-des-Maisons in pictures

Bourg-des-Maisons has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1913First protected: Église Sainte-Marie
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Landmarks

Bourg-des-Maisons has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: Rudolf Pohl · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourg-des-Maisons.

History

Bourg-des-Maisons keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

Among the classé monuments in Bourg-des-Maisons is Église Sainte-Marie. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1913
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Bourg-des-Maisons, fewer than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

48.5median age

Degrees are held by 18% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Dordogne’s towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older.

Bourg-des-MaisonsDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

60% women, 40% men

About 67 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bourg-des-Maisons
Bourg-des-MaisonsDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1511%13%17%
15–248.3%9%11%
25–4426%18%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+25%33%22%
No diploma25%23%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat28%19%18%
Higher education18%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Bourg-des-Maisons, 5.7%, runs below Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Per resident in work, Bourg-des-Maisons counts 1.1 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Bourg-des-Maisons, 1.1 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bourg-des-Maisons than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.10/m² a month

€9.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Bourg-des-Maisons from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bourg-des-Maisons€9.10/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€9.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €11.69/m² a month)
€9.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

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Nearby attractions

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Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Bourg-des-Maisons. Best known first.

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About Bourg-des-Maisons

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bourg-des-Maisons is a commune of 73 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois. 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
73 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code
24057

Bourg-des-Maisons’ 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 →
RibéracBrantôme en PérigordChanceladeSaint-AstierMarsac-sur-l'IsleChampcevinelRibéracBrantôme en PérigordChanceladeSaint-AstierMarsac-sur-l'IsleChampcevinelBourg-des-Maisons
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bourg-des-Maisons73—————
Ribérac3,7348.4C+AC−C+
Brantôme en Périgord3,76311A+BA+B+
Chancelade4,46815A−B+A−B−
Saint-Astier5,37615B+A−B+B+
Marsac-sur-l'Isle3,18716B+B+B+B
Champcevinel3,12617ABA+A−

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

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 4, 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.