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This town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 1,244. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is walkability — 25% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and B for jobs & income. 36% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens 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 2 things Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens 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.
Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens.
Median disposable income is €26,470 a year for each consumption unit. Per resident in work, Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens counts 0.4 jobs (200 jobs, 500 workers). At the census, 3.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
36% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens by age and the one in the middle is 56.1.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 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.
The median price, €2,064/m², comes from 61 sales of houses and apartments in Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,064/m² | 61 |
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 Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens is Centre hospitalier de Sarlat, 12.8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 158 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 141, 11% fewer. Average lifespans in Dordogne: 85.2 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 2.8 violent offenses and 3.5 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. More of the graded crimes in Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens were other physical violence than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, burglary, theft from vehicles and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 100.0% of the index here.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens. Best known first.
Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Monsec: Photo: JYL12 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens | 1,244 | — | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 5.2 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 11 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 12 | C | B− | C | C |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 2,762 | 18 | B− | B− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,064/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens is a commune of 1,244 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède. 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 November 9, 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.