At under 1,000 residents, Domme is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 47% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 42% of residents.
What makes Domme stand out
The 2 things Domme does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Domme.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Domme than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.5% are under 15
People 65 and over make up 42% of the town, higher than both Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.4% of the town. 29% of adults hold a degree.
61median age
DommeDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Domme keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1996. The Culture ministry lists 13 historic monuments in Domme: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Gisement et abri de Combe-Grenal.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Domme, 13.8%, runs above Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
Domme has 500 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.6 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,850 a year. No commute at all: a tenth of working residents in the town at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot9%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Domme, 1.6 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Domme costs less than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.62/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
44 sales of houses and apartments in Domme, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,259/m². Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €9.19/m² a month.
€2,259/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Domme€2,259/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,280/m²
43
€8.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €10.54/m² a month)
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Domme
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Domme is a commune of 906 people in the Communauté de communes de Domme-Villefranche du Périgord. 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
906 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Domme-Villefranche du Périgord
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.
