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A town of 1,259 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Lembras has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 51% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 1% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,788/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results 3.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.3 points below the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Lembras does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lembras 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lembras as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Bergerac, 3 mi away.
11% 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 Lembras.
At the census, 0.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Lembras holds 100 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. 8.8% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
33% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Dordogne’s towns (33%) and above compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 28% have a degree. Lembras has a median age of 54.4 years.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Lembras | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 90% of 58 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 100% of 103 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Sainte-Marthe Saint-Front PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 140 | 98%+1 pt |
| Lycée privé Sainte-Marthe Saint-Front PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 103 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Sud-Périgord Hélène DucBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 58 | 90%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Dordogne: 85.2 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 131 deaths in Lembras from 2016 to 2025; there were 113, 14% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Lembras is Centre hospitalier Samuel Pozzi, 2.9 mi away.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.85/m² a month, above Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,788/m², comes from 37 sales of houses and apartments in Lembras from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.01/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,788/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
2025 saw 0 offenses recorded in Lembras in the categories behind the grade.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Lembras. Best known first.
Nothing in Lembras is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lembras yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lembras | 1,259 | — | — | B− | — | B− |
| Bergerac | 27,110 | 3.2 | C | B | D | B |
| Prigonrieux | 4,374 | 5.8 | C+ | B | A+ | D |
| La Force | 2,702 | 7.4 | — | B | — | D |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin | 2,742 | 7.5 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 11 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Mussidan | 2,771 | 13 | D | A− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lembras has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,788/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lembras grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lembras is a commune of 1,259 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise. 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.