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Some 672 people live in this town, in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Faux-en-Périgord isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 17% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Faux-en-Périgord does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Faux-en-Périgord as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Félicien, in Issigeac, 4.4 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Faux-en-Périgord is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Faux-en-Périgord.
Over-65s are 28% of the population. Line up the people of Faux-en-Périgord by age and the one in the middle is 50.1. Among adults, 25% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Faux-en-Périgord | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €24,580 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.6%, close to Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.9% of working residents in Faux-en-Périgord didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Faux-en-Périgord recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Faux-en-Périgord. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Faux-en-Périgord yet.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Faux-en-Périgord is a commune of 672 people in the Communauté de communes de Portes Sud 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faux-en-Périgord | 672 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 6 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Bergerac | 27,110 | 9.2 | C | B | D | B |
| Prigonrieux | 4,374 | 13 | C+ | B | A+ | D |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin | 2,742 | 13 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| La Force | 2,702 | 15 | — | B | — | D |
| Eymet | 2,569 | 15 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.