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In Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 2,080 residents.
Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Incomes are on the low side (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 13.5% unemployment. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The median price paid is €1,438/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Puyferrat, in Saint-Astier, 2.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 74 homes in Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,438/m² | 74 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Dordogne, women can expect to live 85.2 years and men 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle records 102 deaths per 100 expected, above both Dordogne’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 278 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 336, 21% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle is Polyclinique Francheville, 11.5 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Arthur RimbaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 100 | 84%−6 pts |
| Collège Henri BretinBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 64 | 86%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 13.5%, above both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.2% of working residents in Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle didn’t travel to work at all. Median disposable income is €24,190 a year for each consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
30% of residents are 65 or over, between Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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-Léon-sur-l'Isle | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle is a commune of 2,080 people in the Communauté de communes Isle Vern Salembre 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
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-Léon-sur-l'Isle | 2,080 | — | — | A | — | C− |
| Saint-Astier | 5,376 | 2.2 | B+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Neuvic | 3,687 | 2.3 | A− | A | B+ | B |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle | 3,187 | 8.4 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Mussidan | 2,771 | 8.9 | D | A− | D | C− |
| Chancelade | 4,468 | 9.8 | A− | B+ | A− | B− |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers | 7,832 | 10 | B− | B− | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle grades A for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.