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La BachellerieDordogne

A town of 891 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is La Bachellerie a good place to live?

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.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Rastignac
Château de Rastignac · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Bachellerie’s story

La Bachellerie in pictures

La Bachellerie has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 4 people born in La Bachellerie before 1900, the earliest Georges Fonbelle-Labrousse, in 1846.

  • 1946First protected: Château de Rastignac
  • 2010Most recently protected: Chartreuse des Fraux
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Nearby attractions

Château de Rastignac and 3 more in and around La Bachellerie

Heritage in and near La Bachellerie. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Bachellerie.

Who lives here

Few people in La Bachellerie are 15 to 24: 7.4%, fewer than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

29% of adults hold a degree, above Dordogne’s towns (24%) and close to compared French towns (30%). The age that splits La Bachellerie in two is 51.7.

51.7median age
La BachellerieDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Bachellerie
La BachellerieDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1515%13%17%
15–247.4%9%11%
25–4419%18%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+30%33%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education29%24%30%

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.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1946
first monument protected

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
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,506/m²34
€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

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Bachellerie

13pages on La Bachellerie

Landmarks

La Bachellerie has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Chartreuse des Fraux: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Rastignac: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from La Bachellerie

5 notable people were born in La Bachellerie.

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La Bachellerie’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Montignac-LascauxTerrasson-LavilledieuSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheBassillac et AuberocheObjatAllassacMontignac-LascauxTerrasson-LavilledieuSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheBassillac et AuberocheObjatAllassacLa Bachellerie
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Bachellerie891—————
Montignac-Lascaux2,7625.1B−B−AC−
Terrasson-Lavilledieu6,2186.7B+B+B+B
Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze5,09114A−B−AB+
Bassillac et Auberoche4,36115A−A−A+C
Objat Corrèze3,72115A−A−AB−
Allassac Corrèze4,08117B−A−A+C

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
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.7 km²)
INSEE code
24020

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.