Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 1,608.
Gardonne’s best grade is for cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a strength (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 1 job per working resident; 11.7% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too (C).
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Gardonne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Gardonne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gardonne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Gardonne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gardonne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Bergerac, 7.5 mi away.
14% 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 Gardonne.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,460/m², comes from 53 sales of houses and apartments in Gardonne from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,460/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Jobs based in Gardonne number 600, against 600 residents in work (1 per worker). The median disposable income was €23,880 a year per consumption unit, close to Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 11.7% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Dordogne is 85.2 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 151 deaths in Gardonne between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 186: 19% below. For a family doctor, residents of Gardonne have one GP on hand.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
25% of residents are 65 or over, between Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Gardonne | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Gardonne. Best known first.
Nothing in Gardonne 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 Gardonne yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardonne | 1,608 | — | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin | 2,742 | 2.6 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| La Force | 2,702 | 3.2 | — | B | — | D |
| Prigonrieux | 4,374 | 4.2 | C+ | B | A+ | D |
| Pineuilh Gironde | 4,490 | 5.3 | B | C+ | C | A+ |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde | 2,507 | 5.7 | C | A− | D− | D |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt | 2,520 | 6.4 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gardonne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 3.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,460/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gardonne grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gardonne is a commune of 1,608 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.