La Bachellerie is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Bachellerie stand out
The 3 things La Bachellerie does most differently from other towns.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape La Bachellerie: 29% 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.
La Bachellerie has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Château de Rastignac. The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Bachellerie than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
Jobs located in La Bachellerie: 200, for 350 residents in work (0.5 each). 9.9% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Dordogne’s towns (12.2%). Median disposable income comes to €24,970 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in La Bachellerie, 0.5 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,970
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
Homes in La Bachellerie sell for a median €1,506/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.93/m² a month, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.28/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 36 homes in La Bachellerie.
€1,506/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Bachellerie€1,506/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,506/m²
34
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.84 to €12.59/m² a month)
€8.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Bachellerie
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Bachellerie is a commune of 891 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
891 (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.