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Saint-Front-sur-NizonneDordogne

The town has 168 residents and lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 16% of its housing.

What makes Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne stand out

The one thing Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Front
Église Saint-Front · Inscrit · Photo: Rudolf Pohl · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne’s story

Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne in pictures

Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Église Saint-Front
  • 1999Most recently protected: Ancienne résidence médiévale dite du Repaire
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Landmarks

Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Front: Photo: Rudolf Pohl · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

49.2median age

Children under 15 make up 15%, higher than Dordogne’s towns (13%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Graduates make up 31% of adults.

Saint-Front-sur-NizonneDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne
Saint-Front-sur-NizonneDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1515%13%17%
15–2411%9%11%
25–4414%18%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+24%33%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP28%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education31%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne, 6.0%, runs below Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

3.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 1 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €24,590 a year per consumption unit, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne, 1 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne is €10.37/m² a month

€10.37/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne€10.37/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€10.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €13.01/m² a month)
€6.57/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne

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Nearby attractions

Château de Beauvais and 3 more in and around Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne

Heritage in and near Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne

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About Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne is a commune of 168 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

Population
168 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Périgord Nontronnais
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
INSEE code
24411

Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne’s neighbors

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

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NontronBrantôme en PérigordThiviersNontronBrantôme en PérigordThiviersSaint-Front-sur-Nizonne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne168—————
Nontron3,0573.9A+AA−B+
Brantôme en Périgord3,7638.5A+BA+B+
Thiviers2,87615AAB+C

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

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.