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The town, home to 232 people, lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Michel-de-Double out for now. 15% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Michel-de-Double does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Michel-de-Double as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte de Las Agnelas ou de Gabillou, in Sourzac, 6.3 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Michel-de-Double 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-Michel-de-Double.
Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are just over a tenth of the population here. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.3% of the town.
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-Michel-de-Double | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 13.6%. Per resident in work, Saint-Michel-de-Double counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.8% of commuters 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-Michel-de-Double from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 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-Michel-de-Double yet.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Michel-de-Double is a commune of 232 people in the Communauté de communes Isle et Crempse 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-Michel-de-Double | 232 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mussidan | 2,771 | 5.9 | D | A− | D | C− |
| Montpon-Ménestérol | 5,866 | 7.4 | D | B+ | C | D |
| Neuvic | 3,687 | 9.4 | A− | A | B+ | B |
| Ribérac | 3,734 | 11 | C+ | A | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Astier | 5,376 | 13 | B+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| La Roche-Chalais | 3,060 | 13 | B− | B+ | A− | 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 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.