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In Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 193 residents.
Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 28% of its housing. 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.1% of the population. Degrees are held by 18% of adults, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm has a median age of 54.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.7% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 35% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Median disposable income is €22,190 a year for each consumption unit. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Dordogne’s towns (12.2%). No commute at all: 2.7% of working residents in Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm. Best known first.
Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Sineuil: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm | 193 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fumel Lot-et-Garonne | 4,690 | 11 | C− | A | C− | C |
| Prayssac Lot | 2,519 | 12 | C | B− | C | B+ |
| Montayral Lot-et-Garonne | 2,654 | 12 | B+ | A | A | B− |
| Gourdon Lot | 4,206 | 18 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm is a commune of 193 people in the Communauté de communes de Domme-Villefranche du 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
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 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.