Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
177 residents make their home in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Mescoules isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mescoules as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Bergerac, 7.8 mi away.
26% 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 Mescoules.
Under 15: 17% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, above Dordogne’s towns (9%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Mescoules has a median age of 43.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Mescoules | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 12% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Mescoules number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,990 a year per consumption unit, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.3 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 98%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Mescoules.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, heritage and other places to visit in and near Mescoules. Best known first.
Nothing in Mescoules 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 Mescoules 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mescoules | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eymet | 2,569 | 5.7 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin | 2,742 | 6.5 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Bergerac | 27,110 | 7.7 | C | B | D | B |
| Prigonrieux | 4,374 | 8.1 | C+ | B | A+ | D |
| La Force | 2,702 | 9 | — | B | — | D |
| Miramont-de-Guyenne Lot-et-Garonne | 3,081 | 11 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mescoules is a commune of 177 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) · 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.