Coulounieix-Chamiers’s overall B− puts it #18 of 27 in Dordogne. Nationally, it does better than 53% of compared French towns. On safety it is strong — an average of 7.8 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €1,701/m², so 70 m² costs 4.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux. Its weakest subject is jobs & income: 1 job per working resident; 11.3% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools, B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
What makes Coulounieix-Chamiers stand out
The 3 things Coulounieix-Chamiers does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Coulounieix-Chamiers 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Maison dénommée Maladrerie ou Maison des Anglais · Classé · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Coulounieix-Chamiers’ story
Coulounieix-Chamiers in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Coulounieix-Chamiers: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1907First protected: Maison dénommée Maladrerie ou Maison des Anglais
1947Most recently protected: Château de la Rolphie
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coulounieix-Chamiers.
Who lives here
An older town: 28% of residents are 65 or over
15% are under 15, above Dordogne’s towns (13%) but below compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. The age that splits Coulounieix-Chamiers in two is 48.3.
48.3median age
Coulounieix-ChamiersDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Coulounieix-Chamiers is higher than in 75% of French communes of 1,000+
Jobs based in Coulounieix-Chamiers number 3,000, against 3,000 residents in work (1 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,790 a year per consumption unit, between Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 11.3%.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport6%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,000
jobs based in Coulounieix-Chamiers, 1 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Coulounieix-Chamiers ranks below 62% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Over 2025, Coulounieix-Chamiers logged 152 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
7.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage49
Family violence35
Burglary33
Other physical violence17
Theft from vehicles11
Sexual violence7
Fraud37
Theft without violence27
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
152
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Coulounieix-Chamiers has 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Coulounieix-Chamiers is Maison dénommée Maladrerie ou Maison des Anglais. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. 2.7% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
88.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the eight collèges within 5 km, 1.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #16 of 27 in Dordogne. A collège lies 1.1 mi away. The bac pass rate near Coulounieix-Chamiers is 94.1%, near both Dordogne’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Coulounieix-Chamiers costs an estimated advertised €12.46/m² a month, against €10.18/m² in Dordogne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,701/m²: 312 houses and apartments sold in Coulounieix-Chamiers between July 2023 and June 2026. Apartments in Coulounieix-Chamiers sell for €1,448/m², houses for €1,772/m². A house rents for an estimated €9.46/m² a month.
€1,701/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Coulounieix-Chamiers€1,701/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,772/m²
266
Apartments
€1,448/m²
46
€12.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.76 to €15.90/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.46/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
HealthHealth B−
Coulounieix-Chamiers’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Coulounieix-Chamiers can choose among 5 GPs. Its care home for older people (44 places) counts its residents as Coulounieix-Chamiers’; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 943 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 877, 7% fewer. Average lifespans in Dordogne: 85.2 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Coulounieix-Chamiers · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Francheville
2.4 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
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Coulounieix-Chamiers: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Coulounieix-Chamiers
Is Coulounieix-Chamiers safe?
It grades B for safety, #20 of 27 in Dordogne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 49 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Coulounieix-Chamiers good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #16 of 27 in Dordogne. 96% of 304 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jay de Beaufort in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Coulounieix-Chamiers expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,701/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Coulounieix-Chamiers grades B− for cost of living.
About Coulounieix-Chamiers
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coulounieix-Chamiers is a commune of 7,832 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.
