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Population 244: a town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Nanthiat out for now. 21% of its homes are second homes. 47% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Nanthiat does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Nanthiat counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nanthiat.
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, near Dordogne’s towns (24%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 47% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.2% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Nanthiat | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.5% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 47% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Nanthiat counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Calvaire-autel. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €22,910 a year per consumption unit, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970). For its 100 residents in work, Nanthiat has 50 jobs: 0.9 each. At the census, 11.6% of working residents in Nanthiat didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léonce BourliaguetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 94%+5 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Porte d'AquitaineNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 28 | 96%+9 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.
Sales in Nanthiat from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Nanthiat. Best known first.
The list names few of Nanthiat’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Calvaire-autel: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nanthiat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanthiat | 244 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thiviers | 2,876 | 3.2 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche Haute-Vienne | 6,830 | 13 | A− | A | B | C |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 3,763 | 17 | A+ | B | A+ | B+ |
| Bassillac et Auberoche | 4,361 | 17 | A− | A− | A+ | C |
| Nontron | 3,057 | 18 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Trélissac | 7,372 | 18 | B+ | B | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nanthiat is a commune of 244 people in the Communauté de communes Périgord-Limousin. 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.