Some subjects shine; others lag. Its lowest grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Crime is low: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cost of living is another plus (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #19 of 27 in Dordogne. It comes out better than 46% of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 14.8% unemployment.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Roche-Chalais 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.
Église de Saint-Michel-de-Rivière: Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roche-Chalais.
HealthHealth D
La Roche-Chalais loses more people than its age profile suggests, 107 per 100 expected, above Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 628 residents of La Roche-Chalais died, against 465 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 35% more. The nearest emergency department to La Roche-Chalais is Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne, 19.6 mi away. In Dordogne, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.2 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 2 GPs practise locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw135
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in La Roche-Chalais · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
19.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
19.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For crime per resident, La Roche-Chalais sits below 79% of compared French towns
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
The commonest graded crime in La Roche-Chalais was criminal damage (2025). The town’s tally for 2025: 38 recorded offenses.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Family violence16
Armed robbery0
Fraud19
Theft without violence13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
38
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
10.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 10.9% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in La Roche-Chalais hold a degree than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 16%
51.6median age
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, about level with Dordogne’s towns (9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents. La Roche-Chalais has a median age of 51.6 years.
La Roche-ChalaisDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
La Roche-Chalais has higher unemployment than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 14.8%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 7.3% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €22,320 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,150
jobs based in La Roche-Chalais, 1.1 per working resident
14.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
A home in La Roche-Chalais sells for €1,280/m², less than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns
€1,280/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.98/m² a month, near Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €8.10/m² a month. Houses were 97% of what sold.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Roche-Chalais€1,280/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,286/m²
98
€9.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.39/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Aulaye
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About La Roche-Chalais
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Roche-Chalais is a commune of 3,060 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Aulaye. 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
3,060 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Aulaye
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
34.6 sq mi (89.7 km²)
INSEE code
24354
La Roche-Chalais’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Roche-Chalais
Is La Roche-Chalais safe?
It grades A− for safety, #12 of 27 in Dordogne.
Are schools in La Roche-Chalais good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #9 of 27 in Dordogne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Roche-Chalais expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Roche-Chalais grades B+ for cost of living.
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.
