What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Saint-Astier’s overall grade is B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #13 of 27 in Dordogne. It also does well on health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The drawback is schools — brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Saint-Astier 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 Saint-Astier.
History
Saint-Astier is rich in protected monuments: 15 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Astier is Église Saint-Astier. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Astier counts 8 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 6 inscrit at the second. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1994. Houses and mansions, 5 of the 8, make up the bulk.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 33% of residents are 65 or over
Under-15s account for 13% of the population. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, about level with Dordogne’s towns (24%) and below compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9% of the town.
53.2median age
Saint-AstierDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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−
Homes in Saint-Astier cost less than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,519/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.75/m² a month, close to Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €1,537/m² in Saint-Astier, apartments for €1,446/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.66/m² a month.
€1,519/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Astier€1,519/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,537/m²
174
Apartments
€1,446/m²
42
€9.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.84 to €12.11/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Saint-Astier’s ages would predict, 79 per 100 expected, under Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Saint-Astier. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Astier is Polyclinique Francheville, 9.8 mi away. 947 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 880: 8% above. Life expectancy in Dordogne: 85.2 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Saint-Astier · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Francheville
10.7 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
Crime per resident in Saint-Astier is lower than in 69% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 7.4 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.2. 94 offenses were reported in Saint-Astier during 2025. With 2,800 jobs for 1,950 working residents, Saint-Astier draws people in from neighbouring communes. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in the town.
7.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary23
Criminal damage23
Family violence22
Other physical violence13
Sexual violence13
Armed robbery0
Fraud28
Drug use26
Theft without violence18
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.
7.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
94
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.6%
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 · When vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Saint-Astier has 1.4 jobs for every resident in work
Half of residents lived on more than €24,920 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Dordogne’s towns (€23,610). No commute at all: 6.6% of working residents in Saint-Astier at the census. The jobless rate is 11.1%.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot6%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,800
jobs based in Saint-Astier, 1.4 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
Église Saint-Astier: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château du Puy: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle des Bois: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chartreuse de Fareyroux: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Astier
Is Saint-Astier safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #18 of 27 in Dordogne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 23 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Astier good?
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns and #23 of 27 in Dordogne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Astier expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Astier grades A− for cost of living.
About Saint-Astier
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Astier is a commune of 5,376 people in the Communauté de communes Isle Vern Salembre en 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
Population
5,376 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord
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.
