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143 residents make their home in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Prats-du-Périgord: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 35% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 48% of residents.
The 2 things Prats-du-Périgord does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Prats-du-Périgord, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Prats-du-Périgord has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Maurice de Prats: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prats-du-Périgord.
7.1% are under 15, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Prats-du-Périgord has a median age of 64.1 years.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Prats-du-Périgord | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.1% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 48% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 35% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Prats-du-Périgord, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 8.5%. 50 jobs are based in Prats-du-Périgord, for 50 working residents (0.7 per worker). At the census, 8.0% of working residents in Prats-du-Périgord 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prats-du-Périgord yet.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Prats-du-Périgord is a commune of 143 people in the Communauté de communes de Domme-Villefranche du Périgord. 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
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-du-Périgord | 143 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prayssac Lot | 2,519 | 14 | C | B− | C | B+ |
| Fumel Lot-et-Garonne | 4,690 | 14 | C− | A | C− | C |
| Montayral Lot-et-Garonne | 2,654 | 15 | B+ | A | A | B− |
| Gourdon Lot | 4,206 | 16 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 16 | C | B− | C | C |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 17 | A− | B | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.