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385 people live in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Monestier is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up a quarter of its housing.
The one thing Monestier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monestier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont médiéval, dit le vieux pont, sur le Dropt (également sur commune d'Agnac), in La Sauvetat-du-Dropt, 8.8 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Monestier. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monestier.
37% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, below Dordogne’s towns (33%) but above compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Monestier | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 4.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Monestier holds 200 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. At the census, 16.7% of working residents in Monestier didn’t travel to work at all.
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 market in Monestier: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Monestier 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 Monestier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monestier | 385 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin | 2,742 | 5.4 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Pineuilh Gironde | 4,490 | 6.4 | B | C+ | C | A+ |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde | 2,507 | 7 | C | A− | D− | D |
| La Force | 2,702 | 7.2 | — | B | — | D |
| Prigonrieux | 4,374 | 7.5 | C+ | B | A+ | D |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt | 2,520 | 7.8 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Monestier is a commune of 385 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 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.