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Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 18% of residents. A town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 1,005 people.
Savignac-les-Églises’s best grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 46% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.9% unemployment. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Savignac-les-Églises has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Savignac-les-Églises with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Savignac-les-Églises has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Savignac-les-Églises does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Savignac-les-Églises as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Michel d'Auberoche, in Bassillac et Auberoche, 4.5 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Savignac-les-Églises is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Savignac-les-Églises.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Savignac-les-Églises. Women in Dordogne live to 85.2 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 112 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 77: 46% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Savignac-les-Églises is Centre hospitalier de Perigueux, 10.4 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.20/m² a month, below both Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.39/m² a month. Sales in Savignac-les-Églises from July 2023 to June 2026: 52 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,468/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,910 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than Dordogne’s towns (33%) and near compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Among adults, 29% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Savignac-les-Églises | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 18% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Savignac-les-Églises. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Savignac-les-Églises.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Savignac-les-Églises is a commune of 1,005 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savignac-les-Églises | 1,005 | — | — | A | — | D− |
| Bassillac et Auberoche | 4,361 | 7.2 | A− | A− | A+ | C |
| Trélissac | 7,372 | 8.7 | B+ | B | B | B− |
| Champcevinel | 3,126 | 9.9 | A | B | A+ | A− |
| Thiviers | 2,876 | 10 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire | 10,759 | 11 | A | B | A− | A− |
| Périgueux | 29,055 | 11 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Savignac-les-Églises has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Savignac-les-Églises grades A for cost of living.
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 9, 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.