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237 residents make their home in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée falls below the line for grades. 37% of homes here are second homes. Nearly two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée has 1 historic monument 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 1970.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Didiervberghe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée.
People aged 15 to 24 are 5.5% of the population. Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
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.
| Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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.
Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €22,500 a year per consumption unit, below Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 7.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée yet.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée is a commune of 237 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
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-Laurent-la-Vallée | 237 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 11 | C | B− | C | C |
| Gourdon Lot | 4,206 | 13 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 14 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Prayssac Lot | 2,519 | 17 | C | B− | C | B+ |
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.