Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fougueyrolles.
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, below Dordogne’s towns (33%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 26% have a degree.
49median age
FougueyrollesDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fougueyrolles has lower unemployment than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2%
Jobs located in Fougueyrolles: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). 2.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,980 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Dordogne’s towns (€23,610).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Fougueyrolles, 0.2 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,980
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
Schools
87.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.5 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Fougueyrolles is 91.6%, below Dordogne’s towns (94.1%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fougueyrolles
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fougueyrolles is a commune of 462 people in the Communauté de communes de Montaigne Montravel et Gurson. 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
462 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Montaigne Montravel et Gurson
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.