Ribérac grades C+ overall: better than 40% of compared French towns, and #21 of 27 in Dordogne. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 14 recorded violent incidents and 15.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Ribérac 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ribérac.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Ribérac: 37% are 65 or over, above Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Ribérac above both Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 12% of the population.
56.6median age
RibéracDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Ribérac costs less than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.56/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Ribérac is below both Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,344/m², comes from 172 sales of houses and apartments in Ribérac from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,344/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ribérac€1,344/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,356/m²
169
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.71 to €10.93/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,380
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Ribérac records more crime per resident than 79% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 96 offenses in the graded categories in Ribérac in 2025. With 2,650 jobs for 1,150 working residents, Ribérac draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents. For vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.7% of the index here.
14recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage30
Burglary21
Other physical violence17
Family violence15
Sexual violence13
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence29
Drug use16
Fraud13
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.
14
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
96
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Ribérac, 17.1%, runs above Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
In the comparison, Ribérac comes above both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €22,450 a year per consumption unit.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,650
jobs based in Ribérac, 2.3 per working resident
17.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Ribérac is 19 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
5 GPs practise in Ribérac. Adjusted for age and care homes, Ribérac records 92 deaths per 100 expected, above both Dordogne’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Ribérac · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
19 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Francheville
19.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Perigueux
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2008
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ribérac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008. 15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1946
first monument protected
2008
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Louis Dubreuilh: Manuel, Public domain · Fernand Faure: Braun, Clément & Cie, Public domain · Oscar Bardi de Fourtou: Eugène Appert, Public domain · Charles Ribière: Doncelefort, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ribérac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ribérac
Is Ribérac safe?
It grades C− for safety, #24 of 27 in Dordogne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Ribérac good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #19 of 27 in Dordogne. The lycée stands out: 96% of 125 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Arnaut Daniel in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ribérac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,344/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ribérac grades A for cost of living.
About Ribérac
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ribérac is a commune of 3,734 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois. 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
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.
