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ChervalDordogne

A town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 222 people.

Population

222

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.10

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,080

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Cherval a good place to live?

Cherval has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 38% of its homes are second homes. Two in five residents are 65 or over.

What makes Cherval stand out

The 2 things Cherval does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

40% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cherval’s story

Cherval in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Cherval counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Pierre Chilhaud de La Rigaudie, born in 1749, is the one person born in Cherval before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1913First protected: Église Saint-Martin

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cherval.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Cherval than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9% are under 15

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 4% of the population. People 65 and over make up 40% of the town, higher than both Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 17% of adults.

59.8median age

ChervalDordogne medianFrance median

Dordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

40%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma33%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 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 Cherval
	Cherval	Dordogne median	France median
Under 15	4.9%	13%	17%
15–24	4%	9%	11%
25–44	15%	18%	23%
45–64	36%	27%	26%
65+	40%	33%	22%
No diploma	33%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	19%	18%
Higher education	17%	24%	30%

Full pageCherval’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages59.8 median age · 40% are 65 or over Households130 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad19% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Cherval?”

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

History

Cherval keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 55% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Cherval is Église Saint-Martin.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Level not given1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Martin Middle Ages

10th c.

oldest protected part

1913

first monument protected

Full pageCherval’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes55% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Cherval?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Cherval has lower unemployment than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5%

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.3% of commuters at the census. For its 100 residents in work, Cherval has 50 jobs: 0.6 each. The median disposable income was €23,080 a year per consumption unit, near Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

On foot4%

Public transport3%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Cherval, 0.6 per working resident

7.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,080

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,080 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cherval than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.10/m² a month

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

Sales in Cherval from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.

€9.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cherval€9.10/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Dordogne median€10.18/m²

€9.10/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €11.69/m² a month)

€9.16/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCherval’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.10/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Bourbet and 6 more in and around Cherval

Heritage in and near Cherval. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bourbetin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clauzuroux3.2 km northwest, in Champagne-et-Fontaine ChâteauChâteauManoir de Mitonias2.4 km northeast, in Gout-Rossignol ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Jaurias3.5 km northeast, in Gout-Rossignol ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Vassaldie4.1 km north, in Gout-Rossignol ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Jovelle4.8 km southeast, in La Tour-Blanche-Cercles

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cherval

12pages on Cherval

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 21.2 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Cherval counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Domaine du château de ClauzurouxChâteau

Église Saint-MartinChurch · Middle Ages

Photo credits

Domaine du château de Clauzuroux: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cherval

One notable person was born in Cherval.

Their page →

Pierre Chilhaud de La RigaudieFrench politician · 1749–1834

Cherval’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 →

RibéracBrantôme en PérigordNontronCherval

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cherval	222	—	—	—	—	—
Ribérac	3,734	10	C⁺	A	C⁻	C⁺
Brantôme en Périgord	3,763	13	A⁺	B	A⁺	B⁺
Nontron	3,057	17	A⁺	A	A⁻	B⁺

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

About Cherval

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cherval is a commune of 222 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: 222 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois
Département: Dordogne (24)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 7.3 sq mi (18.9 km²)
INSEE code: 24119

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.