At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Estèphe is too small for the grades other French towns get. 27% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 38% of residents.
What makes Saint-Estèphe stand out
The 2 things Saint-Estèphe does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Estèphe.
Who lives here
Saint-Estèphe has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7% are 15 to 24
11% are under 15, below Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults. Half the people of Saint-Estèphe are older than 57.7.
57.7median age
Saint-EstèpheDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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
History
Old homes shape Saint-Estèphe: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Estèphe has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Estèphe than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%
For its 200 residents in work, Saint-Estèphe has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. Households’ median disposable income: €23,410 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 12.1% of working residents in Saint-Estèphe didn’t travel to work at all.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Estèphe, 0.5 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Estèphe
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Estèphe is a commune of 583 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Nontronnais. 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.
