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FougueyrollesDordogne

462 people live in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Fougueyrolles a good place to live?

There are no grades for Fougueyrolles: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Fougueyrolles’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Fougueyrolles’ story

No historic monuments in Fougueyrolles

The Culture ministry lists no building in Fougueyrolles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, in Montcaret, 6.1 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

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

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

About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fougueyrolles
FougueyrollesDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1515%13%17%
15–248.7%9%11%
25–4418%18%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+23%33%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education26%24%30%

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
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Fougueyrolles87.7%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Fougueyrolles91.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Élie FaureNearest collègeCollègeCollège9482%+1 pt
Lycée Élisée ReclusNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée13796%±0 pts
Collège privé Anglade Langalerie PrivateBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège44100%+12 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
83%
passed the vocational bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
87.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.5 pts against the expected rate
1.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Fougueyrolles than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.65/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Fougueyrolles.

€9.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fougueyrolles€9.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€9.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.60 to €12.24/m² a month)
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Maison du Fleuve et du Vin and 6 more in and around Fougueyrolles

Heritage and museums in and near Fougueyrolles. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fougueyrolles

13pages on Fougueyrolles

Landmarks

Nothing in Fougueyrolles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Fougueyrolles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fougueyrolles yet.

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Fougueyrolles’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Dordogne →
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-PonchaptSainte-Foy-la-GrandePineuilhLa ForceLamonzie-Saint-MartinMontpon-MénestérolPort-Sainte-Foy-et-PonchaptSainte-Foy-la-GrandePineuilhLa ForceLamonzie-Saint-MartinMontpon-MénestérolFougueyrolles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fougueyrolles462—————
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt2,5201.6B+BA−B−
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde2,5072.3CA−D−D
Pineuilh Gironde4,4903BC+CA+
La Force2,7029—B—D
Lamonzie-Saint-Martin2,74210—B+—C+
Montpon-Ménestérol5,86610DB+CD

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
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.6 km²)
INSEE code
24189

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 4, 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.