Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Grand-Brassac has none. Second homes make up 25% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
What makes Grand-Brassac stand out
The 2 things Grand-Brassac does most differently from other towns.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Grand-Brassac: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Grand-Brassac is Gisement préhistorique de Rochereil ou Rochereuil. On the Culture ministry’s list, Grand-Brassac counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Grand-Brassac has lower unemployment than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
2.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Grand-Brassac counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €23,060 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Grand-Brassac, 0.3 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Grand-Brassac is a commune of 555 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois. 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
555 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
12.3 sq mi (31.8 km²)
INSEE code
24200
Grand-Brassac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
