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A town of 1,102 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Proissans’s strongest subject is schools: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. At the median price of €2,335/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Sarlat-Périgord Noir. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: nearly a third of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Proissans has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Proissans does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Proissans with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Proissans has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Proissans has 3 historic monuments 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 1946.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Proissans. Best known first.
Art galleryHôtel de Vienne4.7 km southwest, in Sarlat-la-CanédaCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Sacerdos de Sarlat4.7 km southwest, in Sarlat-la-CanédaMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Claire4.8 km southwest, in Sarlat-la-CanédaChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cipières4.4 km northeast, in Saint-Crépin-et-CarlucetChâteauChâteauChâteau de Campagnac4.3 km west, in Sarlat-la-CanédaPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Proissans.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.7% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €25,160 a year per consumption unit, above Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 11.2%.
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 brevet pass rate near Proissans is 90.0%, above Dordogne’s towns (87.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The nearest general lycée is 4.4 mi away. For collège, the closest is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 42 | 90%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Dordogne, women can expect to live 85.2 years and men 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 82 residents of Proissans died, against 109 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Proissans is Centre hospitalier de Sarlat, 2.2 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Proissans: 51.6, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Proissans | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. 14% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Dordogne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.90/m² a month, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 30 sales of houses and apartments in Proissans, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,335/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,335/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.6 violent offenses and 3.5 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The graded crime recorded most in Proissans was other physical violence (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, burglary and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 100.0% of the index here.
Proissans has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Château de la Roussie: Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir du Cluzeau: Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Proissans as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proissans | 1,102 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 2.9 | C | B− | C | C |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 2,762 | 10 | B− | B− | A | C− |
| Souillac Lot | 3,192 | 11 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 6,218 | 14 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Gourdon Lot | 4,206 | 15 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 15 | A− | B | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Proissans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,335/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Proissans grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Proissans is a commune of 1,102 people in the Communauté de communes Sarlat-Périgord Noir. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.
