With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse falls below the line for grades. 36% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse stand out
The 2 things Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.2%, near Dordogne’s towns (9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Ages in Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse split evenly at 52.5: half are older, half younger.
52.5median age
Saint-Vincent-de-CosseDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education28%
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%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse are out of work than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.7%
Households’ median disposable income: €23,330 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse counts 0.7 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse, 0.7 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.62/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.19/m² a month. The market in Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€8.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse€8.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€8.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €10.54/m² a month)
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse is a commune of 388 people in the Communauté de communes Sarlat-Périgord Noir. 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.
