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A town of 265 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Monplaisant: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 21% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up a third of residents.
The 2 things Monplaisant does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monplaisant as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame de Moncucq, in Pays de Belvès, 1 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Monplaisant. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monplaisant.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up a third of the town, near Dordogne’s towns (33%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 8.5% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Monplaisant | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 4.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Monplaisant holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. The median disposable income was €25,860 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Dordogne’s towns (€23,610).
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.
For collège, the closest is 0.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre FanlacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 82%−7 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 10 homes in Monplaisant.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Monplaisant 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 Monplaisant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monplaisant | 265 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 9.2 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 13 | C | B− | C | C |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 13 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Monplaisant is a commune of 265 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède. 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.