Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 291: a town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Champs-Romain isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 26% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up a third of residents.
The 2 things Champs-Romain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Champs-Romain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte préhistorique du Cluzeau, in Villars, 6.7 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champs-Romain.
Among adults, 22% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 11%, below Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 33% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Champs-Romain | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,340 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Champs-Romain, for 100 working residents (0.6 per worker). Public transport took 2.6% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 20 homes were sold in Champs-Romain. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.09/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Champs-Romain. Best known first.
Nothing in Champs-Romain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Champs-Romain yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champs-Romain | 291 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nontron | 3,057 | 5.3 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Thiviers | 2,876 | 11 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 3,763 | 14 | A+ | B | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Champs-Romain is a commune of 291 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Nontronnais. 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
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.