Domme is older than 99% of compared French towns: a median age of 61
The figure for flats is 4.9% in Domme and 30% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 85% of compared French towns: 5.4% of households have no car. The town had 906 residents in 420 households at the 2023 Census. In Domme, 4.7% of households are single parents.
Throughout this page, the Dordogne median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Domme
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 400 second homes and occasional dwellings in Domme, 47% of its 850 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 93% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Domme’s residents are under 61 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 42% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 16% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Domme had 989 residents at the 2012 census and 906 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
47% of homes in Domme are second homes
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Of all households, 8.9% moved in during the last two years and 19% have stayed three decades or more. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. Compared with other places, empty homes are scarce here: 3%, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns. The share of households in social housing trails 74% of compared French towns: 7.5%.
A change of −8% since 2012 leaves Domme behind 95% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The median Dordogne town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −8% and the next six −1%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of compared French towns: 42%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Domme 61. The median compared French town: 44.
In Domme, 6.4% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
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.
Domme ranks below 87% of compared French towns on couples with children: 16%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Dordogne median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 1.9 people in the average household. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%. Few places have as many one-person households: 41% here, more than in 72% of compared French towns.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €24,850 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Living standards centre on €24,850 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
43% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 90% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Domme, 5.8%. As a reference point, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The census found that nearly one in ten households are headed by a manual worker in the town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More foreign nationals than 72% of compared French towns: 7.5%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Immigrants: 9.4%, above just over two thirds of compared French towns. Against that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Domme
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
On the census count, 42% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
In Domme, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 52% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Census figures put adults with no qualification at 19% in Domme. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 4th oldest of 41 French towns of 906 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Of the 4 towns nearest Domme, 1 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domme | 61 | 42% | 47% | 9.4% |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda 8,763 · 6.1 mi | 55 | 34% | 19% | 9.1% |
| Gourdon 4,206 · 8.8 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 13% | 9.5% |
| Souillac 3,192 · 13.8 mi | 52.6 | 35% | 12% | 13% |
| Le Bugue 2,663 · 16.4 mi | 61 | 43% | 17% | 7.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Domme
What is the population of Domme?
906 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (989).
How old are Domme’s residents?
The median age is 61, older than 99% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 42% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Domme?
400, with occasional dwellings: 47% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Domme?
INSEE counts 85 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.4% of residents, and 68 foreign nationals (7.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Domme?
€24,850 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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