In Périgueux, 10% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 28% of households have no car here. More residents aged 15 to 24 than in 97% of compared French towns: 16%. There were 17,080 households in Périgueux at the 2023 Census, home to 29,055 residents. On the census count, 71% of homes are flats.
Throughout this page, the Dordogne median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Périgueux
Many people living alone
61% of Périgueux’s households are one person: higher than in 99% of compared French towns; 49% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 2,560 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Périgueux has changed by −3%, slower than 81% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The first five years brought ±0%; the six to 2023, −3%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Dordogne town −1%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 69% of compared French towns, at 25%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Périgueux 44.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Périgueux’s residents are over 44.6, older than in 54% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Périgueux ranks above 99% of compared French towns on one-person households: 61%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Dordogne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 1.6 people. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. On single-parent households, 9.7% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes: 12%, a higher share than 89% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Car-free households: one in four, where the median compared French town has 11%. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Census figures put second homes at 5.4% in Périgueux. 17% of households rent social housing (HLM), more than in 69% of compared French towns.
Median living standard: €23,070 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €23,070 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 81% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 23.4% of residents.
Périgueux sits below 68% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (11%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In Périgueux, 31% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%. 8.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Périgueux: 7.3% of residents are foreign nationals, above 71% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Dordogne has 5.4%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 66% of compared French towns. Census figures put immigrants at 9.1% in Périgueux. Foreign nationals: 4.3% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Périgueux, 25% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The share of single residents tops 97% of compared French towns: 39%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
A higher share of graduates of higher education than 57% of compared French towns, at 32%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Roughly two in ten: 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 27,593 to 30,598 people, the 5th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Clichy-sous-Bois is the youngest (30.5); Agde the oldest (56.2).
Every neighbor is older than Périgueux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Périgueux | 44.6 | 25% | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers 7,832 · 1.6 mi | 48.3 | 28% | 2.2% | 9.5% |
| Champcevinel 3,126 · 1.9 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 2% | 4.4% |
| Trélissac 7,372 · 2.5 mi | 48.5 | 29% | 1.6% | 4.7% |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire 10,759 · 2.8 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 2.5% | 6.3% |
| Chancelade 4,468 · 3.3 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.4% |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle 3,187 · 3.5 mi | 46.7 | 22% | 2.7% | 5.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Périgueux
What is the population of Périgueux?
29,055 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (29,906).
How old are Périgueux’s residents?
The median age is 44.6, older than 54% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Périgueux?
1,130, with occasional dwellings: 5.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Périgueux?
INSEE counts 2,630 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.1% of residents, and 2,110 foreign nationals (7.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Périgueux?
€23,070 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 23.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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