Saint-Nexans’s strongest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (D−). Cost of living is weaker too — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 39% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Nexans 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-Nexans 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Nexans.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Saint-Nexans works less well than 98% of compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,070 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.8% 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-Nexans, for 450 working residents (0.3 per worker). Unemployment stands at 6.9%.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Nexans, 0.3 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Nexans sees fewer deaths than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 84 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 82 residents of Saint-Nexans died, against 98 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. Life expectancy in Dordogne: 85.2 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Nexans is Centre hospitalier Samuel Pozzi, 3.8 mi away.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Nexans · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Samuel Pozzi
3.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Samuel Pozzi
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
16% are under 15, above Dordogne’s towns (13%) but below compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.
48.6median age
Saint-NexansDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Nexans
Is Saint-Nexans safe?
Saint-Nexans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Saint-Nexans
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Nexans is a commune of 1,030 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise. 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
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.
