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Savignac-de-NontronDordogne

211 people call this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.

Is Savignac-de-Nontron a good place to live?

Savignac-de-Nontron isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. 38% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Savignac-de-Nontron stand out

The 2 things Savignac-de-Nontron does most differently from other towns.

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Savignac-de-Nontron’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Savignac-de-Nontron’s story

No historic monuments in Savignac-de-Nontron

The Culture ministry lists no building in Savignac-de-Nontron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Grotte dite de la Mairie, in Teyjat, 7.5 mi away.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Savignac-de-Nontron.

Who lives here

Savignac-de-Nontron has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 14%, between Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 18% have a degree. Ages in Savignac-de-Nontron split evenly at 55.1: half are older, half younger.

55.1median age
Savignac-de-NontronDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 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.

Ages and diplomas in Savignac-de-Nontron
Savignac-de-NontronDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1514%13%17%
15–244.1%9%11%
25–4420%18%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+38%33%22%
No diploma21%23%19%
CAP or BEP34%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education18%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Savignac-de-Nontron are out of work than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.6%

50 jobs are based in Savignac-de-Nontron, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €22,020 a year per consumption unit. 4.9% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Savignac-de-Nontron, 0.3 per working resident
3.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away.

100%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Savignac-de-Nontron82.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Savignac-de-Nontron94.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Alcide DusolierNearest collègeCollègeCollège8382%+1 pt
Lycée polyvalent Alcide DusolierNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée82100%+3 pts
100%
passed the general and technological bac, +3 pts against the expected rate
79%
passed the vocational bac, −10 pts against the expected rate
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Savignac-de-Nontron is €10.92/m² a month

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

9 houses and apartments changed hands in Savignac-de-Nontron from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Savignac-de-Nontron€10.92/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€10.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.74 to €13.65/m² a month)
€7.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Nontron and 4 more in and around Savignac-de-Nontron

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Savignac-de-Nontron. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Savignac-de-Nontron

13pages on Savignac-de-Nontron

Landmarks

Nothing in Savignac-de-Nontron is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Savignac-de-Nontron

One notable person was born in Savignac-de-Nontron.

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Savignac-de-Nontron’s neighbors

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

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NontronThiviersBrantôme en PérigordNontronThiviersBrantôme en PérigordSavignac-de-Nontron
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Savignac-de-Nontron211—————
Nontron3,0572.5A+AA−B+
Thiviers2,87613AAB+C
Brantôme en Périgord3,76313A+BA+B+

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

About Savignac-de-Nontron

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Savignac-de-Nontron is a commune of 211 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Nontronnais. 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
211 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Périgord Nontronnais
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²)
INSEE code
24525

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.