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The town has 2,380 residents and lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for walkability: a fifth of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on health as well (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Coursac 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.
The one thing Coursac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Coursac 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.
Coursac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Coursac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coursac.
Half of residents lived on more than €27,450 a year per consumption unit, above both Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.9% of the labour force are out of work. Coursac has 300 jobs for 1,100 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Dordogne: 85.2 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Coursac’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, higher than both Dordogne’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 138 residents of Coursac died, against 140 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Under-15s account for 19% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, about level with Dordogne’s towns (9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 34% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Coursac | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
57 sales of houses and apartments in Coursac, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,066/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,066/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, below Dordogne’s towns (12%) but above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near Coursac. Best known first.
Coursac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de la Jarthe: Photo: Chateaudelajarthe · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Coursac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coursac | 2,380 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle | 3,187 | 3.9 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers | 7,832 | 4.3 | B− | B− | B | B− |
| Sanilhac | 4,757 | 4.4 | A | B | A+ | B |
| Chancelade | 4,468 | 5.8 | A− | B+ | A− | B− |
| Périgueux | 29,055 | 5.8 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Saint-Astier | 5,376 | 6 | B+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Coursac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,066/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Coursac grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coursac is a commune of 2,380 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.