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This town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 256.
Simeyrols has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Nearly a third of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Simeyrols does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Simeyrols as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Carlux, in Carlux, 2.1 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Simeyrols. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Simeyrols.
Degrees are held by 22% of adults. Line up the people of Simeyrols by age and the one in the middle is 54.1.
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.
| Simeyrols | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Households’ median disposable income: €25,580 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.86/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Simeyrols.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Simeyrols is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Simeyrols.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simeyrols | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 6.3 | C | B− | C | C |
| Souillac Lot | 3,192 | 6.5 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
| Gourdon Lot | 4,206 | 12 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 2,762 | 14 | B− | B− | A | C− |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 6,218 | 15 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze | 5,091 | 17 | A− | B− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Simeyrols is a commune of 256 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
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.