Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
178 people live in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Monsac: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 34% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 2 things Monsac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monsac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Saint-Avit-Sénieur, 2.1 mi away.
37% 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 Monsac.
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, higher than both Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.7% of residents. 30% of residents have reached 65.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Monsac | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.6% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,700 a year per consumption unit. For its 100 residents in work, Monsac has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Also worth knowing: 4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 Monsac: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Monsac. Best known first.
Nothing in Monsac 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 Monsac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsac | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 4.9 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Bergerac | 27,110 | 12 | C | B | D | B |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 15 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Prigonrieux | 4,374 | 15 | C+ | B | A+ | D |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin | 2,742 | 16 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Eymet | 2,569 | 17 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Monsac is a commune of 178 people in the Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-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.