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Some 2,376 people live in this town, in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Where it does best is safety: an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 10.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cost of living is another plus: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results trail most towns (D): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Getting around depends on the car (D).
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Razac-sur-l'Isle 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.
Each subject compares Razac-sur-l'Isle 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.
Razac-sur-l'Isle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The one thing Razac-sur-l'Isle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Razac-sur-l'Isle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Astier, in Saint-Astier, 4 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Razac-sur-l'Isle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Razac-sur-l'Isle.
Razac-sur-l'Isle’s tally for 2025: 26 recorded offenses. Of the graded crimes locally, burglary came up most often (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· Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 21.2% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.1% of commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Razac-sur-l'Isle number 350, against 1,000 residents in work (0.3 per worker).
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 nearest general lycée is 5.3 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Roche BeaulieuNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 83%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.27/m² a month, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.41/m² a month. Houses were 97% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,687/m² | 72 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Dordogne is 85.2 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 278 deaths in Razac-sur-l'Isle from 2016 to 2025; there were 307, 11% more. The nearest emergency department to Razac-sur-l'Isle is Polyclinique Francheville, 5.5 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 care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. The age that splits Razac-sur-l'Isle in two is 49.9.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Razac-sur-l'Isle | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Razac-sur-l'Isle. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Razac-sur-l'Isle.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Razac-sur-l'Isle is a commune of 2,376 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razac-sur-l'Isle | 2,376 | — | — | B+ | A | C |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle | 3,187 | 2.3 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Chancelade | 4,468 | 3.8 | A− | B+ | A− | B− |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers | 7,832 | 4.1 | B− | B− | B | B− |
| Saint-Astier | 5,376 | 4.3 | B+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Périgueux | 29,055 | 5.7 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Sanilhac | 4,757 | 6.7 | A | B | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Razac-sur-l'Isle grades B+ for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.