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Savignac-LédrierDordogne

The town, home to 729 people, lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Savignac-Lédrier a good place to live?

Savignac-Lédrier is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over a quarter of its homes are second homes. 36% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Savignac-Lédrier stand out

The 3 things Savignac-Lédrier does most differently from other towns.

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Château de la Forge
Château de la Forge · Classé · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Savignac-Lédrier’s story

Savignac-Lédrier in pictures

Savignac-Lédrier has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1979First protected: Château de la Forge
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The data

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

Who lives here

Savignac-Lédrier has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24

The share of residents under 15 is 12%. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, below both Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Savignac-Lédrier are older than 56.9.

56.9median age
Savignac-LédrierDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

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.

Ages and diplomas in Savignac-Lédrier
Savignac-LédrierDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1512%13%17%
15–247.5%9%11%
25–4416%18%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+36%33%22%
No diploma23%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education20%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Savignac-Lédrier: 32% 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.

Among the classé monuments in Savignac-Lédrier is Château de la Forge. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Savignac-Lédrier than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,960 a year per consumption unit

Per resident in work, Savignac-Lédrier counts 0.5 jobs (150 jobs, 250 workers). Unemployment stands at 8.4%. Also worth knowing: at the census, 6.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Savignac-Lédrier, 0.5 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

A typical home in Savignac-Lédrier sells for €1,352/m²

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

Advertised rents are estimated at €9.87/m² a month, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.15/m² a month. 36 houses and apartments changed hands in Savignac-Lédrier from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,352/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Savignac-Lédrier€1,352/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,352/m²36
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.89 to €12.35/m² a month)
€7.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Forge and 2 more in and around Savignac-Lédrier

Museums and other places to visit in and near Savignac-Lédrier. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Savignac-Lédrier

13pages on Savignac-Lédrier

Landmarks

Savignac-Lédrier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de la Forge: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Savignac-Lédrier

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Savignac-Lédrier yet.

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Savignac-Lédrier’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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Saint-Yrieix-la-PercheObjatThiviersAllassacUzercheSaint-Yrieix-la-PercheObjatThiviersAllassacUzercheSavignac-Lédrier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Savignac-Lédrier729—————
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche Haute-Vienne6,8308.9A−ABC
Objat Corrèze3,72113A−A−AB−
Thiviers2,87614AAB+C
Allassac Corrèze4,08116B−A−A+C
Uzerche Corrèze2,81418A−ADB

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

About Savignac-Lédrier

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Savignac-Lédrier is a commune of 729 people in the Communauté de communes Isle-Loue-Auvézère en Périgord. 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
729 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Isle-Loue-Auvézère en Périgord
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
10.2 sq mi (26.4 km²)
INSEE code
24526

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.