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A town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 424 people.
Limeyrat isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Limeyrat does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Limeyrat counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1903.
17% 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 Limeyrat.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, below Dordogne’s towns (33%) but above compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 14%. 18% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Limeyrat | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 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.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Limeyrat is Église Saint-Hilaire. On the Culture ministry’s list, Limeyrat counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Limeyrat counts 0.5 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,690 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.5%, lower than Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Sales in Limeyrat from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Limeyrat’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Limeyrat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limeyrat | 424 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bassillac et Auberoche | 4,361 | 5.6 | A− | A− | A+ | C |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire | 10,759 | 10 | A | B | A− | A− |
| Trélissac | 7,372 | 11 | B+ | B | B | B− |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 2,762 | 11 | B− | B− | A | C− |
| Sanilhac | 4,757 | 12 | A | B | A+ | B |
| Champcevinel | 3,126 | 13 | A | B | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Limeyrat is a commune of 424 people in the Communauté de communes Terrassonnais Haut 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
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 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.