Is Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien a good place to live?
Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 47% of homes. 37% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien stand out
The 2 things Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Bouteilles: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
57.4median age
Over-65s are 37% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.9% of the town, close to Dordogne’s towns (9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 23% have a degree.
Bouteilles-Saint-SébastienDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Old homes shape Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien: 48% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien, 6.5%, runs below Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 4.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income was €22,840 a year per consumption unit, close to Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien, 0.4 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien is a commune of 172 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
172 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.4 sq mi (14 km²)
INSEE code
24062
Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien’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.
