French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Hautefort out for now. 23% of homes here are second homes. Nearly two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Hautefort stand out
The 3 things Hautefort does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hautefort.
Who lives here
Few people in Hautefort are 15 to 24: 5.4%, fewer than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, below both Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 8% of the population here.
58.9median age
HautefortDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Hautefort: 32% were built before 1919, more than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Hautefort has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Ancien hôpital. The protected list starts in the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Hautefort walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.8%
The median disposable income was €22,980 a year per consumption unit, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970). For its 300 residents in work, Hautefort has 500 jobs: 1.7 each. Unemployment runs at 10.5%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Hautefort, 1.7 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,980
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
Housing
Hautefort’s median home price is €1,193/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.87/m² a month, near Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.15/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 35 homes in Hautefort.
€1,193/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Hautefort€1,193/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,193/m²
35
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.89 to €12.35/m² a month)
€7.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Hautefort
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hautefort is a commune of 806 people in the Communauté de communes Terrassonnais Haut Périgord Noir. 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
806 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terrassonnais Haut Périgord Noir
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.
