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Home to 503 people, this town lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Germain-des-Prés falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 22% of its housing. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Germain-des-Prés does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Germain-des-Prés as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château d'Excideuil, in Excideuil, 2.4 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, about level with Dordogne’s towns (33%) and above compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 12%. At 57, the median resident of Saint-Germain-des-Prés sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,550 a year per consumption unit, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970). For its 200 residents in work, Saint-Germain-des-Prés has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. At the census, 2.8% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 100.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Dordogne’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Giraut de BorneilNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 82 | 95%+6 pts |
| Lycée Giraut de BorneilNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 50 | 100%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 20 homes were sold in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Germain-des-Prés is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Germain-des-Prés 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-Germain-des-Prés | 503 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thiviers | 2,876 | 6.7 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Bassillac et Auberoche | 4,361 | 13 | A− | A− | A+ | C |
| Trélissac | 7,372 | 15 | B+ | B | B | B− |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche Haute-Vienne | 6,830 | 16 | A− | A | B | C |
| Champcevinel | 3,126 | 16 | A | B | A+ | A− |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire | 10,759 | 17 | A | B | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a commune of 503 people in the Communauté de communes Isle-Loue-Auvézère 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
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.