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A town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 318 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sagelat has none. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sagelat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sagelat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour de la Mairie, in Pays de Belvès, 0.9 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sagelat. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sagelat.
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, near Dordogne’s towns (24%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Sagelat | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Sagelat has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €25,240 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.8%, near Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
A collège lies 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre FanlacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 82%−7 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Sagelat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sagelat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Sagelat.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagelat | 318 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 10 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 12 | C | B− | C | C |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 15 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Gourdon Lot | 4,206 | 18 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sagelat is a commune of 318 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède. 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 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.