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Sainte-MondaneDordogne

It is a town of 305 residents in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
305
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.63
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,000
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
1%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sainte-Mondane a good place to live?

Sainte-Mondane isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes.

What makes Sainte-Mondane stand out

The one thing Sainte-Mondane does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
30%2%Sainte-Monda…MedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Château de Fénelon
Château de Fénelon · Classé · Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sainte-Mondane’s story

Sainte-Mondane in pictures

Sainte-Mondane has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Sainte-Mondane before 1900, the earliest Fénelon, in 1651.

  • 1927First protected: Château de Fénelon
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de Fénelon and 6 more in and around Sainte-Mondane

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Sainte-Mondane. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fénelonin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Masclat3.6 km east, in MasclatZooZooRéserve zoologique de Calviac3.7 km northwest, in Calviac-en-PérigordChâteauChâteauChâteau de Veyrignac3.2 km west, in VeyrignacMuseumMuseumLa Gare Robert Doisneau4.4 km north, in CarluxMuseumMuseumLa maison du Piage4.9 km southeast, in Fajoles
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Mondane.

History

Old homes shape Sainte-Mondane: 26% were built before 1919, more than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Mondane is Château de Fénelon.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Level not given1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
Full pageSainte-Mondane’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Sainte-Mondane?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Sainte-Mondane are 15 to 24: 5.3%, fewer than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

14% are under 15, between Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Graduates make up 32% of adults.

49.7median age
Sainte-MondaneDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Mondane
Sainte-MondaneDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1514%13%17%
15–245.3%9%11%
25–4424%18%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+24%33%22%
No diploma20%23%19%
CAP or BEP22%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education32%24%30%
Full pageSainte-Mondane’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.7 median age · 24% are 65 or overHouseholds140 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Sainte-Mondane?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Sainte-Mondane than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 1.4%

For its 150 residents in work, Sainte-Mondane has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Unemployment stood at 9.4%, below Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €25,000 a year per consumption unit.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Sainte-Mondane, 0.3 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSainte-Mondane’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentMedian income€25,000 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sainte-Mondane is €10.63/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €8.58/m² a month. The market in Sainte-Mondane: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Mondane€10.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€10.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.61 to €13.13/m² a month)
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageSainte-Mondane’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.63/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Mondane

12pages on Sainte-Mondane
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.8 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing7 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors2% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.7History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Sainte-Mondane’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Château de FénelonChâteau · 12th–17th c.
Classé
Gisement préhistorique moustérien de la GaneArchaeological site · Prehistory · in Groléjac, 2.7 mi
Classé
Gisement du Roc de la CaveArchaeological site · Prehistory · in Saint-Cirq-Madelon, 2.9 mi
Classé
Église Saint-SixteChurch · 10th & 14th c. · in Lamothe-Fénelon, 3.3 mi
Photo credits

Château de Fénelon: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Sainte-Mondane

2 notable people were born in Sainte-Mondane.

Their page →
F
FénelonFrench archbishop, theologian and writer (1651–1715)
F
François-Barthélemy de Salignac de La Mothe-FénelonFrench catholic bishop (1691-1741)

Sainte-Mondane’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Dordogne →
GourdonSarlat-la-CanédaSouillacGourdonSarlat-la-CanédaSouillacSainte-Mondane
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sainte-Mondane305—————
Gourdon Lot4,2066.8B+A−CC+
Sarlat-la-Canéda8,7637.5CB−CC
Souillac Lot3,1927.6B+ADC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sainte-Mondane

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Sainte-Mondane is a commune of 305 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Fénelon. 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
305 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Fénelon
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code
24470

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.