French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Tour-Blanche-Cercles out for now. Second homes make up 20% of its housing. It skews older: 52% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Tour-Blanche-Cercles stand out
The 2 things La Tour-Blanche-Cercles does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Cybard · Classé · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Tour-Blanche-Cercles’ story
La Tour-Blanche-Cercles in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, La Tour-Blanche-Cercles counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1840First protected: Église Saint-Cybard
2013Most recently protected: Grotte ornée de Jovelle
On the Culture ministry’s list, La Tour-Blanche-Cercles counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Grotte ornée de Jovelle: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruines du donjon: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruines du château de Jovelle: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Roumailhac: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Tour-Blanche-Cercles.
Who lives here
Few people in La Tour-Blanche-Cercles are 15 to 24: 4.5%, fewer than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
66.4median age
5.3% are under 15, below Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. La Tour-Blanche-Cercles has a median age of 66.4 years. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
La Tour-Blanche-CerclesDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
52%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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
La Tour-Blanche-Cercles keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, La Tour-Blanche-Cercles counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Grotte ornée de Jovelle. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
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 Tour-Blanche-Cercles than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
The unemployment rate here is 9.7%. La Tour-Blanche-Cercles holds 200 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,300 a year.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in La Tour-Blanche-Cercles, 1.2 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
La Tour-Blanche-Cercles is a commune of 549 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois. 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
549 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9 sq mi (23.3 km²)
INSEE code
24554
La Tour-Blanche-Cercles’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
