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809 people live in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 14% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Méard: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon.
19% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, lower than Dordogne’s towns (33%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon has a median age of 50.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 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.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon number 200, against 350 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,390 a year per consumption unit, close to Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 10.3% of working residents here 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.
Sales in Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon yet.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon is a commune of 809 people in the Communauté de communes de Montaigne Montravel et Gurson. 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-Gurçon | 809 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt | 2,520 | 4.3 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde | 2,507 | 4.9 | C | A− | D− | D |
| Pineuilh Gironde | 4,490 | 5.5 | B | C+ | C | A+ |
| Montpon-Ménestérol | 5,866 | 7.5 | D | B+ | C | D |
| La Force | 2,702 | 9.8 | — | B | — | D |
| Castillon-la-Bataille Gironde | 3,344 | 11 | D | A− | D− | D |
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.