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In Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 542 residents.
There are no grades for Saint-Paul-la-Roche: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 27% of its homes are second homes. 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Paul-la-Roche does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Paul-la-Roche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Calvaire-autel, in Nanthiat, 5 mi away.
57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Paul-la-Roche.
People 65 and over make up 37% of the town. Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). At 57.7, the median resident of Saint-Paul-la-Roche sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Paul-la-Roche | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.0% of commuters at the census. 12.6% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). 100 jobs are based in Saint-Paul-la-Roche, for 200 working residents (0.7 per worker).
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.
The market in Saint-Paul-la-Roche: 24 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Paul-la-Roche. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Paul-la-Roche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Paul-la-Roche as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Paul-la-Roche | 542 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thiviers | 2,876 | 5.2 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche Haute-Vienne | 6,830 | 11 | A− | A | B | C |
| Nontron | 3,057 | 16 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Nexon Haute-Vienne | 2,548 | 17 | — | B+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Paul-la-Roche is a commune of 542 people in the Communauté de communes Périgord-Limousin. 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
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 8, 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.