Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 277 people, lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Fouleix is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
The one thing Fouleix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fouleix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Liorac-sur-Louyre, 5.6 mi away.
30% 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 Fouleix.
The 15-to-24 age group: 8%, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Fouleix | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Fouleix holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The median disposable income was €24,420 a year per consumption unit, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Fouleix. A house rents for an estimated €9.21/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Fouleix. Best known first.
Nothing in Fouleix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fouleix yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fouleix is a commune of 277 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux. 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.