Saint-Pierre-de-ChignacDordogne
Some 971 people live in this town, in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Is Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac a good place to live?
Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
Château de Lardimalie · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac’s story
Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac in pictures
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
- 1984First protected: Château de Lardimalie
- 2010Most recently protected: Chai de Lardimalie
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac.
History
Old homes shape Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
19th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac are 15 to 24: 6.3%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
25% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Dordogne’s towns (33%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. At 43.7, the median resident of Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac sits in the middle of the age range.
43.7median age
Ages · share of residents
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac | Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac | Dordogne median | France median |
|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 13% | 17% |
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| 15–24 | 6.3% | 9% | 11% |
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| 25–44 | 26% | 18% | 23% |
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| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
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| 65+ | 25% | 33% | 22% |
|---|
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
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| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
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| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
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| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
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INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac has lower unemployment than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%
At the census, 3.5% 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%). Jobs located in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: 200, for 450 residents in work (0.5 each). Households’ median disposable income: €24,990 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac, 0.5 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac costs less than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.96/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €8.39/m² a month. 25 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac from July 2023 to June 2026.
€8.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac€8.96/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €10.73/m² a month)
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac
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Landmarks
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Photo credits
Château de Lardimalie: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac yet.
How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac is a commune of 971 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux. 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
- Population
- 971 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux
- Département
- Dordogne (24)
- Région
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Area
- 6.1 sq mi (15.7 km²)
- INSEE code
- 24484
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.
