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A town of 389 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Les Lèches: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The one thing Les Lèches does most differently from other towns.
Les Lèches has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Lèches.
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, lower than Dordogne’s towns (33%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 29% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Les Lèches | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.1% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Les Lèches is Ancien prieuré de Tresseroux. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
200 jobs are based in Les Lèches, for 150 working residents (1.3 per worker). 6.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,890 a year per consumption unit.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.01/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Les Lèches.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Les Lèches has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien prieuré de Tresseroux: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Lèches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Lèches | 389 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mussidan | 2,771 | 3 | D | A− | D | C− |
| La Force | 2,702 | 8.2 | — | B | — | D |
| Neuvic | 3,687 | 8.3 | A− | A | B+ | B |
| Prigonrieux | 4,374 | 8.8 | C+ | B | A+ | D |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin | 2,742 | 11 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Bergerac | 27,110 | 11 | C | B | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Lèches is a commune of 389 people in the Communauté de communes Isle et Crempse 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) · 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 November 4, 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.