A town of contrasts. Its weakest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At €1,691/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme. Overall, that makes a B−, good for #20 of 27 in Dordogne. On that grade it does better than 46% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Montignac-Lascaux with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montignac-Lascaux.
History
Montignac-Lascaux is rich in protected monuments: 47 per 10,000 residents, more than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns
13historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 7 of the 13, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Montignac-Lascaux is Gisement préhistorique de La Balutie. This Dordogne town has 13 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 10 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Montignac-Lascaux sees less crime per resident than nine in ten compared French towns
3.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Of the graded crimes in Montignac-Lascaux, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 2025 saw 35 offenses recorded in the town. Jobs outnumber working residents in Montignac-Lascaux (1,450 to 1,000): it draws people in from around.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage25
Other physical violence10
Armed robbery0
Fraud14
Theft without violence9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
35
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
18.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (18.5% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Montignac-Lascaux than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15
56.3median age
People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, above both Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.7% of the town. 29% of adults hold a degree.
Montignac-LascauxDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Montignac-Lascaux sees more deaths than 78% of compared French towns
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Montignac-Lascaux come to 99 per 100 predicted. 579 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 493: 17% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Montignac-Lascaux is Centre hospitalier de Sarlat, 11.9 mi away. At birth, a girl in Dordogne can expect 85.2 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Montignac-Lascaux · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Sarlat
19.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Montignac-Lascaux’s grade for cost of living: a B−
€1,691/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.23/m² a month, between Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,691/m², comes from 143 sales of houses and apartments in Montignac-Lascaux from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.11/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montignac-Lascaux€1,691/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,722/m²
140
€11.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.10 to €13.86/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme
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About Montignac-Lascaux
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montignac-Lascaux is a commune of 2,762 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme. 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
2,762 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
14 sq mi (36.2 km²)
INSEE code
24291
Montignac-Lascaux’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montignac-Lascaux
Is Montignac-Lascaux safe?
It grades A for safety, #6 of 27 in Dordogne.
Are schools in Montignac-Lascaux good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #20 of 27 in Dordogne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montignac-Lascaux expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,691/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montignac-Lascaux grades B− for cost of living.
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.
