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Saint-ChamassyDordogne

A town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 512 people.

Population
512
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.62
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,600
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Chamassy a good place to live?

Saint-Chamassy isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 29% of its homes are second homes. 40% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Chamassy stand out

The 2 things Saint-Chamassy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
29%2%Saint-Chamas…MedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
40%22%Saint-Chamas…MedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
40% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 58.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Dolmen de Cantegrel
Dolmen de Cantegrel · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Chamassy’s story

Saint-Chamassy in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Chamassy; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1971.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1971First protected: Manoir de Perdigat
  • 2008Most recently protected: Dolmen de Cantegrel
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de Falgueyrac and 14 more in and around Saint-Chamassy

Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Saint-Chamassy. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Falgueyracin townAquariumAquarium du Périgord noir4.7 km north, in Le BugueChâteauChâteauManoir du Maraisin townChâteauChâteauManoir de Perdigatin townAttractionAttractionGouffre de Proumeyssac2.3 km northeast, in AudrixAttractionAttractionGrottes de Maxange4 km south, in Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Chamassy.

Who lives here

Saint-Chamassy has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9% are 15 to 24

9.7% are under 15, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 30% of adults. Line up the people of Saint-Chamassy by age and the one in the middle is 58.1.

58.1median age
Saint-ChamassyDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Chamassy
Saint-ChamassyDordogne medianFrance median
Under 159.7%13%17%
15–244.9%9%11%
25–4417%18%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+40%33%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP24%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education30%24%30%
Full pageSaint-Chamassy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages58.1 median age · 40% are 65 or overHouseholds250 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad12% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Saint-Chamassy?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Chamassy; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1971
first monument protected
Full pageSaint-Chamassy’s history pageOpen the page
Map2 historic monumentsAge of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homesQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Chamassy?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Saint-Chamassy walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

For its 200 residents in work, Saint-Chamassy has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Households’ median disposable income: €24,600 a year per consumption unit. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Chamassy, 0.2 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSaint-Chamassy’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working residentMedian income€24,600 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.8 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Chamassy90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Leroi-GourhanNearest collègeCollègeCollège5890%+2 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageSaint-Chamassy’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges90.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Chamassy than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.62/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Saint-Chamassy.

€8.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Chamassy€8.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€8.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €10.54/m² a month)
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageSaint-Chamassy’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.62/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Chamassy

13pages on Saint-Chamassy
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.8 mi awayHousing22 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute50 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors3% of the commune is protected natureAttractions3 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 58.1History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Chamassy; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Manoir de PerdigatManor house · 15th & 16th c.
Dolmen de CantegrelArchaeological site · Prehistory
Photo credits

Manoir de Perdigat: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen de Cantegrel: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Chamassy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Chamassy yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Chamassy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Dordogne →
Le BugueLalindeSarlat-la-CanédaMontignac-LascauxLe BugueLalindeSarlat-la-CanédaMontignac-LascauxSaint-Chamassy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Chamassy512—————
Le Bugue2,6633A−BAC+
Lalinde2,9319.2A−B−A−C+
Sarlat-la-Canéda8,76315CB−CC
Montignac-Lascaux2,76218B−B−AC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Chamassy

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Chamassy is a commune of 512 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme. 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
512 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.9 sq mi (15.4 km²)
INSEE code
24388

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.