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491 people call this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
At under 1,000 residents, Prats-de-Carlux is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up a quarter of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The 2 things Prats-de-Carlux does most differently from other towns.
Prats-de-Carlux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Prats-de-Carlux. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prats-de-Carlux.
Children under 15 make up 13%, near Dordogne’s towns (13%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). At 52.2, the median resident of Prats-de-Carlux sits in the middle of the age range. Also worth knowing: 26% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Prats-de-Carlux | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. Prats-de-Carlux has 1 historic monument 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
4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Prats-de-Carlux: 200, for 200 residents in work (0.9 each). At the census, 5.2% of working residents in Prats-de-Carlux didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
14 houses and apartments changed hands in Prats-de-Carlux from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.58/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Prats-de-Carlux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Sirey: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prats-de-Carlux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prats-de-Carlux | 491 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 4.1 | C | B− | C | C |
| Souillac Lot | 3,192 | 8.3 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
| Gourdon Lot | 4,206 | 12 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 2,762 | 14 | B− | B− | A | C− |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 6,218 | 16 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Prats-de-Carlux is a commune of 491 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
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.