La Roque-Gageac isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 36% of homes. 35% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Roque-Gageac stand out
The 2 things La Roque-Gageac does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roque-Gageac.
Who lives here
Few people in La Roque-Gageac are 15 to 24: 4.4%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
32% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 13%, near Dordogne’s towns (13%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
56.7median age
La Roque-GageacDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education32%
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
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 1994
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 1994, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in La Roque-Gageac is Château de Tarde. 16% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Dordogne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in La Roque-Gageac are out of work than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.2%
Half of residents lived on more than €26,770 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Dordogne’s towns (€23,610). 100 jobs are based in La Roque-Gageac, for 150 working residents (0.7 per worker). Nearly one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in La Roque-Gageac, 0.7 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Roque-Gageac
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Roque-Gageac is a commune of 448 people in the Communauté de communes Sarlat-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
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.
