Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Issac.
Who lives here
Few people in Issac are 15 to 24: 4.8%, fewer than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 30% of residents. Children under 15 make up 16%, above Dordogne’s towns (13%) but below compared French towns (17%). Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
49.8median age
IssacDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Issac: 52% 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.
Issac has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Château de Montréal. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Issac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Issac: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €24,480 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Issac, 0.4 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,480
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
Renting in Issac costs less than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.28/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Issac: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.09/m² a month. Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€8.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Issac€8.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€8.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.50 to €10.55/m² a month)
€7.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Issac
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Issac is a commune of 437 people in the Communauté de communes Isle et Crempse en Périgord. 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
437 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Isle et Crempse en Périgord
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.
