Montferrand-du-Périgord has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 38% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
What makes Montferrand-du-Périgord stand out
The 2 things Montferrand-du-Périgord does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montferrand-du-Périgord.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.6% of Montferrand-du-Périgord, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 4.5% of residents, below both Dordogne’s towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). At 56.5, the median resident of Montferrand-du-Périgord sits in the middle of the age range.
56.5median age
Montferrand-du-PérigordDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Montferrand-du-Périgord, 8.2%, runs below Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €21,750 a year per consumption unit, below Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 50 jobs are based in Montferrand-du-Périgord, for 50 working residents (0.4 per worker). 7.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Montferrand-du-Périgord, 0.4 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église Saint-Christophe: Photo: Ouicoude · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Montferrand: Photo: Eliane Promis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 16e siècle: Photo: Dominique Repérant · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Halle couverte: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Montferrand-du-Périgord
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montferrand-du-Périgord yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montferrand-du-Périgord
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montferrand-du-Périgord is a commune of 156 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
Population
156 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
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.
