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CapdrotDordogne

A town of 458 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Capdrot a good place to live?

Capdrot is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Capdrot stand out

The 2 things Capdrot does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Capdrot’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Capdrot’s story

No historic monuments in Capdrot

The Culture ministry lists no building in Capdrot as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Dominique, in Monpazier, 1.4 mi away.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1995The protected historic area is created
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Capdrot.

Who lives here

Few people in Capdrot are 15 to 24: 4.2%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Capdrot is below both Dordogne’s towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 45% of residents.

62.8median age
CapdrotDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma34%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

58% women, 42% men

About 72 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.

Ages and diplomas in Capdrot
CapdrotDordogne medianFrance median
Under 159.1%13%17%
15–244.2%9%11%
25–4416%18%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+45%33%22%
No diploma34%23%19%
CAP or BEP21%28%26%
Baccalauréat14%19%18%
Higher education25%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Capdrot than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,530 a year per consumption unit

In the comparison, Capdrot comes below both Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and compared French towns (€25,970). 8.1% of the labour force are out of work. Capdrot has 200 jobs for 150 working residents, 1.2 per worker.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Capdrot, 1.2 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Capdrot costs less than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.62/m² a month

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

For Capdrot, that is below both Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Capdrot€8.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€8.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €10.54/m² a month)
€7.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Remparts de Monpazier and 3 more in and around Capdrot

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Capdrot. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Capdrot

12pages on Capdrot

Landmarks

Nothing in Capdrot is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Capdrot

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Capdrot yet.

How we find them →

Capdrot’s 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 →
FumelMontayralLalindeLe BuguePrayssacFumelMontayralLalindeLe BuguePrayssacCapdrot
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Capdrot458—————
Fumel Lot-et-Garonne4,69013C−AC−C
Montayral Lot-et-Garonne2,65414B+AAB−
Lalinde2,93114A−B−A−C+
Le Bugue2,66316A−BAC+
Prayssac Lot2,51918CB−CB+

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

About Capdrot

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Capdrot is a commune of 458 people in the Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. 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
458 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
17 sq mi (44 km²)
INSEE code
24080

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 October 30, 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.