There are no grades for Pechs-de-l'Espérance: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 29% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are nearly a third of the population. Homes change hands at a median €1,819/m².
What makes Pechs-de-l'Espérance stand out
The 3 things Pechs-de-l'Espérance does most differently from other towns.
Manoir de la Font-Haute: Photo: MaggieMoo2015 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château du Saulou: Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pechs-de-l'Espérance.
Who lives here
Pechs-de-l'Espérance has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3% are 15 to 24
55.7median age
23% of adults hold a degree, below Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Under 15: 12% of residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a third of residents.
Pechs-de-l'EspéranceDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Pechs-de-l'Espérance: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. Pechs-de-l'Espérance has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 1.3% of commuters in Pechs-de-l'Espérance go to work without a car, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
1%walk, cycle or take transit
100 jobs are based in Pechs-de-l'Espérance, for 300 working residents (0.3 per worker). 14.2% of the labour force are out of work. Median disposable income comes to €24,380 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Pechs-de-l'Espérance, 0.3 per working resident
14.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
97.0%passed the brevet
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.8 mi away. The bac pass rate near Pechs-de-l'Espérance is 94.0%, in line with Dordogne’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Pechs-de-l'Espérance is a commune of 796 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Fénelon. 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
796 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Fénelon
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.7 sq mi (19.9 km²)
INSEE code
24325
Pechs-de-l'Espérance’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
