Where it does best is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well: 28% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Incomes are on the low side (C+): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 11.5% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Cénac-et-Saint-Julien has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cénac-et-Saint-Julien with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cénac-et-Saint-Julien.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Cénac-et-Saint-Julien works less well than 90% of compared French towns
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income is €25,410 a year for each consumption unit. Also worth knowing: at the census, 9.2% of working residents in Cénac-et-Saint-Julien didn’t travel to work at all.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Cénac-et-Saint-Julien, 0.9 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 10% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Cénac-et-Saint-Julien’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 87% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Cénac-et-Saint-Julien’s deaths ran at 105 per 100 expected, above Dordogne’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88) alike. France’s death rates at each age would predict 153 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 161, 5% more. The nearest emergency department to Cénac-et-Saint-Julien is Centre hospitalier de Sarlat, 7.6 mi away. At birth, a girl in Dordogne can expect 85.2 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Cénac-et-Saint-Julien · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Sarlat
26.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Jean Rougier Cahors
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Cénac-et-Saint-Julien are 15 to 24: 6.7%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
12% are under 15, below both Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. Graduates make up 23% of adults.
54.6median age
Cénac-et-Saint-JulienDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Cénac-et-Saint-Julien 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.
The median price, €1,993/m², comes from 40 sales of houses and apartments in Cénac-et-Saint-Julien from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.19/m² a month.
€1,993/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cénac-et-Saint-Julien€1,993/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,993/m²
40
€8.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €10.54/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Domme-Villefranche du Périgord
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments in Cénac-et-Saint-Julien, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Dordogne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1994. Cénac-et-Saint-Julien has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Église de Saint-Julien.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cénac-et-Saint-Julien
Is Cénac-et-Saint-Julien safe?
Cénac-et-Saint-Julien has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Cénac-et-Saint-Julien expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,993/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cénac-et-Saint-Julien grades B+ for cost of living.
About Cénac-et-Saint-Julien
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cénac-et-Saint-Julien is a commune of 1,183 people in the Communauté de communes de Domme-Villefranche du 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
1,183 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Domme-Villefranche du Périgord
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.
