Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for walkability (D) — 26% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Château-l'Évêque 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 Château-l'Évêque 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 Château-l'Évêque.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Château-l'Évêque is harder to get around on foot than 89% of compared French towns
8.3% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,290 a year.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Château-l'Évêque, 0.2 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Château-l'Évêque, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns: 80 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Dordogne, women can expect to live 85.2 years and men 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 195 deaths in Château-l'Évêque from 2016 to 2025; there were 189, 3% fewer. There is one general practitioner locally.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Château-l'Évêque · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Perigueux
4.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Perigueux
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in Château-l'Évêque sell for a median €1,688/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.37/m² a month, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.80/m² a month. Château-l'Évêque recorded 61 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,688/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Château-l'Évêque€1,688/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,688/m²
61
€10.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €13.01/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Château-l'Évêque has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are 15 to 24
Retirement age and beyond: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Dordogne’s towns (13%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). At 49.7, the median resident of Château-l'Évêque sits in the middle of the age range.
49.7median age
Château-l'ÉvêqueDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
History
Château-l'Évêque keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Château-l'Évêque: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Preyssac-d'Agonac. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Château-l'Évêque
Is Château-l'Évêque safe?
Château-l'Évêque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Château-l'Évêque expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Château-l'Évêque grades B+ for cost of living.
About Château-l'Évêque
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Château-l'Évêque is a commune of 2,158 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux. 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
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.
