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With 247 residents, it is a town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Bourg-du-Bost is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The 2 things Bourg-du-Bost does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bourg-du-Bost, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Bourg-du-Bost has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourg-du-Bost.
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Dordogne’s towns (9%) and below compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 14%.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 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.
| Bourg-du-Bost | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bourg-du-Bost, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 4.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €24,090 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.16/m² a month. The market in Bourg-du-Bost: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bourg-du-Bost yet.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bourg-du-Bost is a commune of 247 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-du-Bost | 247 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ribérac | 3,734 | 4 | C+ | A | C− | C+ |
| La Roche-Chalais | 3,060 | 15 | B− | B+ | A− | D |
| Saint-Astier | 5,376 | 15 | B+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Neuvic | 3,687 | 15 | A− | A | B+ | B |
| Mussidan | 2,771 | 17 | D | A− | D | C− |
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.