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Saint-Martial-d'AlbarèdeDordogne

484 people call this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.

Is Saint-Martial-d'Albarède a good place to live?

Saint-Martial-d'Albarède has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.

What makes Saint-Martial-d'Albarède stand out

The 2 things Saint-Martial-d'Albarède does most differently from other towns.

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Saint-Martial-d'Albarède’s story

No historic monuments in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède

The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château d'Excideuil, in Excideuil, 0.9 mi away.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède.

Who lives here

Saint-Martial-d'Albarède has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4% are 15 to 24

54.6median age

14% are under 15, near Dordogne’s towns (13%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 21% have a degree. Half the people of Saint-Martial-d'Albarède are older than 54.6.

Saint-Martial-d'AlbarèdeDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède
Saint-Martial-d'AlbarèdeDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1514%13%17%
15–246.4%9%11%
25–4418%18%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+36%33%22%
No diploma24%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education21%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Saint-Martial-d'Albarède has lower unemployment than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1%

7%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 6.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 150 jobs are based in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède, for 200 working residents (0.8 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €25,130 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède, 0.8 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

100%passed the bac (general and technological)

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 1 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Martial-d'Albarède95.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Saint-Martial-d'Albarède100.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Giraut de BorneilNearest collègeCollègeCollège8295%+6 pts
Lycée Giraut de BorneilNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée50100%+4 pts
100%
passed the general and technological bac, +4 pts against the expected rate
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède is €9.93/m² a month

€9.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

21 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.15/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Martial-d'Albarède€9.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.84 to €12.59/m² a month)
€7.15/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-Martial-d'Albarède

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Nearby attractions

Château d'Excideuil and 2 more in and around Saint-Martial-d'Albarède

Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Martial-d'Albarède. Best known first.

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About Saint-Martial-d'Albarède

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Martial-d'Albarède is a commune of 484 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

Population
484 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Isle-Loue-Auvézère en Périgord
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.7 km²)
INSEE code
24448

Saint-Martial-d'Albarède’s neighbors

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

All towns in Dordogne →
ThiviersBassillac et AuberocheSaint-Yrieix-la-PercheTrélissacChampcevinelBoulazac Isle ManoireThiviersBassillac et AuberocheSaint-Yrieix-la-PercheTrélissacChampcevinelBoulazac Isle ManoireSaint-Martial-d'Albarède
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Martial-d'Albarède484—————
Thiviers2,8768.4AAB+C
Bassillac et Auberoche4,36113A−A−A+C
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche Haute-Vienne6,83015A−ABC
Trélissac7,37216B+BBB−
Champcevinel3,12617ABA+A−
Boulazac Isle Manoire10,75917ABA−A−

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 4, 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.