Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 43% of the population. 1,278 people call this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is its weak spot — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 15.5% unemployment. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Second homes make up just over a quarter of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). La Coquille has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things La Coquille does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Coquille with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
La Coquille has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Coquille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge, in Le Chalard, 7.3 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Coquille.
People aged 15 to 24 are 5.6% of the population. 9.5% are under 15, below both Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 22% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Coquille | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.5% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.28/m² a month, below both Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.09/m² a month. The market in La Coquille: 83 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,154/m² | 83 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 401 residents of La Coquille died, against 306 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. The nearest emergency department to La Coquille is Chu Limoges Antenne Smur Au Ch St Yrieix la Perche, 11.3 mi away. There are 3 general practitioners locally. At birth, a girl in Dordogne can expect 85.2 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Households’ median disposable income: €22,570 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 7.9% of working residents in La Coquille at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Coquille. Best known first.
Nothing in La Coquille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Coquille.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Coquille | 1,278 | — | — | A | — | C+ |
| Thiviers | 2,876 | 9 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche Haute-Vienne | 6,830 | 11 | A− | A | B | C |
| Nexon Haute-Vienne | 2,548 | 14 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Nontron | 3,057 | 15 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Coquille has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Coquille grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Coquille is a commune of 1,278 people in the Communauté de communes Périgord-Limousin. 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
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.