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A town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 485 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Méard-de-Drône is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 14% of its housing. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Méard-de-Drône does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Méard-de-Drône 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 2000.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Méard-de-Drône has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Méard: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Méard-de-Drône.
31% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 22% of adults, below both Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Saint-Méard-de-Drône is 52.4.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Méard-de-Drône | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Saint-Méard-de-Drône has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
12.4% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). 50 jobs are based in Saint-Méard-de-Drône, for 200 working residents (0.3 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €22,980 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Saint-Méard-de-Drône.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Méard-de-Drône. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Méard-de-Drône yet.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Méard-de-Drône is a commune of 485 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois. 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-Méard-de-Drône | 485 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ribérac | 3,734 | 3.7 | C+ | A | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Astier | 5,376 | 8.8 | B+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Neuvic | 3,687 | 11 | A− | A | B+ | B |
| Chancelade | 4,468 | 12 | A− | B+ | A− | B− |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle | 3,187 | 12 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 3,763 | 14 | A+ | B | A+ | 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.