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Some 926 people live in this town, in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Lanouaille is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 41% of the population.
The 3 things Lanouaille does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lanouaille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Forge, in Savignac-Lédrier, 4 mi away.
22% 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 Lanouaille.
Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults. Children under 15 make up 9%, below both Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.1% of the population.
55% women, 45% men
About 83 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.
| Lanouaille | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 8.7% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €22,590 a year per consumption unit, near Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). For its 400 residents in work, Lanouaille has 400 jobs: 1 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.87/m² a month, near Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 53 homes in Lanouaille. A house rents for an estimated €7.15/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,383/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lanouaille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Lanouaille.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanouaille | 926 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche Haute-Vienne | 6,830 | 9.5 | A− | A | B | C |
| Thiviers | 2,876 | 11 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Objat Corrèze | 3,721 | 16 | A− | A− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lanouaille is a commune of 926 people in the Communauté de communes Isle-Loue-Auvézère en Périgord. 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 October 30, 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.