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A town of 341 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Fonroque is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Fonroque does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fonroque as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont médiéval, dit le vieux pont, sur le Dropt (également sur commune d'Agnac), in La Sauvetat-du-Dropt, 5.3 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fonroque.
Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town, near Dordogne’s towns (9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 25% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Fonroque | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €21,920 a year per consumption unit. 9.0% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Dordogne’s towns (12.2%). Fonroque has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 11.1 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges et Marie BousquetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 89%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Fonroque.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Fonroque. Best known first.
Nothing in Fonroque is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Fonroque.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonroque | 341 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eymet | 2,569 | 2.5 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
| Miramont-de-Guyenne Lot-et-Garonne | 3,081 | 7.8 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin | 2,742 | 9.5 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Bergerac | 27,110 | 11 | C | B | D | B |
| Prigonrieux | 4,374 | 11 | C+ | B | A+ | D |
| La Force | 2,702 | 12 | — | B | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fonroque is a commune of 341 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
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 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.